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Opening Up Supply Chains

The second phase of the Opening Up Supply Chains project seeks to embed best practice in the area of public sector supply chain management.  The project commenced in June 2004 with the research and development of a best practice guide, which is now available on the Toolkit (see below for the link).

The Opening Up Supply Chains project was established to take forward two recommendations:

1. Recommendation 9 from the BRTF/SBC report "Government: Supporter and Customer?" (PDF) concerning SMEs and access to the Government Marketplace: 

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2.Recommendation 10 from the OGC report on Improving Competition and Long Term Capacity Planning (PDF):

The West Midlands SME Procurement Pilot that concluded at the end of June 2004 undertook a regional pilot implementation of recommendation 9 from the BRTF/SBC report. The Opening Up Supply Chains project has incorporated the lessons learned from these activities and used detailed research into what constitutes good supply chain management practice into the guide to Supply Chain Management in Public Sector Procurement (PDF, 1.1MB). A further supporting tool, the Supply Chain Wizard (PDF, 948KB) explains step by step what can be achieved at each stage of the procurement lifecycle to assist SMEs into the supply chain.

The OGC has also worked with a sample of central government's larger suppliers to identify how SMEs can access subcontracting opportunities. Working Through Larger Suppliers (PDF, 1.4MB) represents only a small selection of larger suppliers and potential subcontractors can use this as a first step to understanding what is expected when working with the suppliers profiled in this document.

What has been happening in the project?
June 2005 project update  (PDF)
February 2005 project update (PDF)
December 2004 project update (PDF)
September 2004 project update

If you are interested in finding out more about the project, please contact the OGC Service Desk on 0845 000 4999 or email ServiceDesk@ogc.gsi.gov.uk

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