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This is a list of central purchasing bodies serving public sector procurement in the United Kingdom. Central purchasing bodies are also known as "Public Buying Organisations" (PBOs). In May 2010 the National Audit Office estimated that there were just under 50 public buying organisations in the UK.
At around £290 billion every year, public sector procurement accounts for around a third of all public expenditure in the UK. [1] EU-based laws continue to apply to government procurement: procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Part 3 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, [2] and (in Scotland) the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations of 2015 ...
YPO, also referred to as Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, is a publicly owned central purchasing body [2] based in Wakefield, Yorkshire. [3] It is owned and governed by a consortium of county , metropolitan and borough councils in Yorkshire and the North West England.
The Crown Commercial Service ( CCS) is an executive agency and trading fund of the Cabinet Office of the UK Government. The CCS is responsible for managing the procurement of common goods and services, increasing savings for the taxpayer by centralising buying requirements, and leading on procurement policy on behalf of the government. [ 1]
promotion and organisation of training for central and local government officials involved in public procurement activities. [ 49 ] The Public Procurement Commission (PPC in English, KPP in Albanian) is a quasi-judicial state body with responsibility for providing legal protection in relation to public procurement.
Office of Government Commerce. Office of Government Commerce Logo. 1 Horse Guards Road, Office's Headquarters. The Office of Government Commerce ( OGC) was a UK Government Office established as part of HM Treasury in 2000. It was moved into the Efficiency and Reform Group of the Cabinet Office in 2010, before being closed in 2011. [ 1]
Business administration. Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. [ 1] The term may also refer to a contractual obligation to "procure", i.e. to "ensure" that something is done.
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply ( CIPS ), formerly the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, [ 1] is a global professional body working for the procurement and supply profession in many regions of the world. It promotes best practice and provides services for non-professionals and its over 64,000 members in 180 countries.