Policy and Standards framework
Welcome to the Policy and Standards Framework, a new on-line portal to guide you through the key principles and processes of public procurement, helping you understand "what to do" and "how to do it".Markets and Collaborative Procurement
The Markets & Collaborative Procurement Programme is working with public sector organisations and suppliers to ensure a managed and strategic approach to the procurement of common goods and services to deliver up to £xbn in savings by April 2011. Our complex Programme covers:- Development of pan-Government strategies for categories of common goods and services which seek to maximise value for money by managing total category expenditure.
- Delivery of strategies by category teams. The teams provide access to contractual agreements which offer a variety of category specific solutions meeting the requirements of public sector organisations while ensuring that policy objectives are met, such as sustainability.
- Collection and analysis of public sector spend data, through the Public Sector Procurement Expenditure Survey (PSPES).
-Intelligence gathering on markets and suppliers to Government that enables the Commercial Category Boards to manage these areas to deliver better value for money to the taxpayer.
- Work to shape the public sector procurement environment to ensure that customers have easier access to the best contractual agreements through buying organisations.
