The Government Procurement Service is the UK government executive agency charged with procurement management. It is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. It was formerly known as OGCbuying.solutions, and then just Buying Solutions. On 15 June 2010, it moved, along with its parent agency the Office of Government Commerce, to become part of the Efficiency and Reform Group within Cabinet Office. The name was changed to Government Procurement Service in July 2011.
Buying Solutions was formed when The Buying Agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, Property Advisors to the Civil Estate, and other units from the Treasury merged on 1 April 2001. They provide a professional procurement service to the public sector to enable organisations to deliver improved value for money in their commercial activities and provide professional support when it matters, advising on technical issues, energy saving and environmental improvements.
Government Procurement Services’ operations break down into framework agreements, which are a set of pre-tendered contracts with a range of suppliers from which public sector customers can purchase goods and services. A small commission (averaging less than 1%) is collected from the suppliers for each sale they make under the frameworks.
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