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Suppliers to Government

OGC aims to help influence in a strategic way the key markets for products and services supplied to government. Applying a cross government view for the public sector on the key suppliers that serve important markets opens the potential to ensure that we work effectively with suppliers and get the best possible deals and value for money for the taxpayer.

Reducing the barriers

helping SMEs tender for government contracts

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Suppliers to government markets

The public sector markets monitored as part of OGC's supplier relations role are:
  • Information and Communications Technology;
  • Construction and Facilities Management;
  • Professional Services.

For further information on these markets and the identified key suppliers to the UK public sector within each market, please visit the Markets & Suppliers webpage.

Information for suppliers

OGC doesn't advise suppliers on how to bid for public sector contracts. If you are interested, as a potental supplier to the public sector, in information about how and where to tender for business you should take a look at the following useful links:

OGCbuying.solutions
OGCbuying.solutions offers a range of frameworks and pre-tendered contracts for public sector use. The OGCbuying.solutions' Supplier Zone provides further information.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
OGC has worked with the DTI to reduce the barriers for smaller suppliers wishing to supply government. The Supply 2 Gov website provides advice for businesses on selling products and services to the UK Government and public sector organisations.

The Official Journal for European Communities (OJEC)
OJEC publishes government and private sector tenders. For further information please access Tenders Electronic Daily.

Partnerships UK
Partnerships UK seeks to enable the public sector to work as an effective partner to suppliers. It also works with private companies to help improve investment in UK public services.

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