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Office of Government Commerce - OGC Launches New Procurement Capability Reviews
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
today announced that the Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
will be the pilot department for its new Procurement Capability
Reviews.
The Procurement Capability Reviews were initially outlined in
Transforming Government Procurement, the new strategy for
delivering high-quality procurement across central Government,
which was launched by HM Treasury in January.
John Healey MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said:
‘Good procurement is essential to delivering good quality public
services, and we will only achieve good procurement across
Government if we know we have the right skills and capability in
place. This programme of Procurement Capability Reviews draws on
the very valuable learning that has been obtained through the
Treasury’s Financial Management Reviews and the Cabinet Office’s
Departmental Capability Reviews, and will allow us to ensure
that we have the information on which we can build a world class
procurement capability across Government.’
Ian Taylor, Commercial Director of DfES said:
“We are delighted to be in the vanguard of this process. We
believe that the insights to be gained will help us to ensure
that procurement plays its proper role across the department,
and to achieve better value for money for our customers across
the education and skills system.”
The Procurement Capability Reviews will play a key role in
addressing the need to raise procurement capacity within
departments, by assessing how far procurement in central
government meets the demanding standards required to deliver
value for money, now and in the future, in terms of their
capacity and capability.
OGC will own the Review, which will involve the deployment of a
small team of high quality experts, whose skills and experience
cover both procurement and programme and project management,
engaging intensively with departments over a short period. OGC
will source the reviewers from both private and public sectors.
The pilot Review of the DfES will be conducted during an
extended pilot period in March with results being evaluated in
April. Following publication of an action plan, rigorous
follow-up will ensure the necessary improvements are being made.
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