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Government Procurement Service

The Government Procurement Service (GPS) represents and supports procurement professionals across government. In response to the growing challenge to those in the GPS, it has been reformed to develop proactive support and a range of career options for those operating as procurement professionals and those working towards gaining professional status.

Better Measurement

Property Benchmarking study published online

What's New

Find out about What's New from GPS and in the government procurement profession.

Careers in Procurement

Career opportunities in government procurement, including:
- Procurement Vacancies
- the Government Procurement Graduate Scheme
- the Fast Stream Procurement Placement and
- GPS career profiles.

Learning and Development

GPS provides information on:
- skills frameworks for procurement practitioners and leaders
- professional qualifications such as the Certificate of Competence and CIPS, and
- other L&D opportunities in the Skills Development Directory.

GPS Initiatives

Current initiatives include the Reward project, Talent Management project, and Procurement Entry Schemes.

Groups and Networks

Groups and networks for government procurement professionals include GPS Online and CIPS Public Sector Faculty.

Procurement Resources

Useful links to resources, departments and professional bodies.

About GPS

The role of GPS and how to become involved, governance and steering groups, and the GPS Digest.

Related links

Skills Development Directory

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Page last updated: 2009-04-06