A Review of Civil Procurement in Central Government was undertaken by Peter Gershon, then a company director, which had been requested in November 1998 by the Paymaster General and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office and was published in April 1999. This review recommended the establishment of a central procurement organisation within central government, which Gershon called the Office of Government Commerce. He noted in his report that the review had been initiated because of the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair's interest in a Ministerial Cabinet Committee report on Public Expenditure published the previous April.[2]
The purpose of the OGC was to support the procurement and acquisition process of public sector organisations in the UK through policy and process guidance and the negotiation of overarching service and provision frameworks. This was intended to improve value for money to the taxpayer, optimising the level of taxpayers equity directed towards the delivery of services. Similar organisations can be found in most western European countries, for instance Hansel Ltd. in Finland and Consip in Italy.
The OGC supported initiatives to encourage better supplier relations, sustainable procurement, the benefits of utilising smaller suppliers and the potential of eProcurement. Representing the UK at the European Union (EU), the organisation assisted with the public sector application of EU procurement rules within the United Kingdom.
These areas of best practice are now owned jointly by the UK government and Capita, being managed by Axelos.
Logo
The problematic logo.
On 24 April 2008 it was reported in the Daily Telegraph that a new logo for OGC had been introduced at the cost of £14,000. The logo caused embarrassment to the organisation due to its unintended sexual suggestiveness (appearing to show a gentleman masturbating) when rotated 90° clockwise. A spokesman for OGC said,"It is not inappropriate to an organisation that's looking to have a firm grip on Government spend."[3]
See also
P3O
References
^Say, Mark (13 April 2011). . Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^Gershon, Peter (April 1999). "Review of Civil Procurement in Central Government" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
^Simpson, Aislinn (2008-04-24). "OGC unveils new logo to red faces". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
office, government, commerce, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Office of Government Commerce news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Office of Government Commerce Logo 1 Horse Guards Road Office s Headquarters Contents 1 Overview 2 Best practice models 3 Logo 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview EditA Review of Civil Procurement in Central Government was undertaken by Peter Gershon then a company director which had been requested in November 1998 by the Paymaster General and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office and was published in April 1999 This review recommended the establishment of a central procurement organisation within central government which Gershon called the Office of Government Commerce He noted in his report that the review had been initiated because of the then Prime Minister Tony Blair s interest in a Ministerial Cabinet Committee report on Public Expenditure published the previous April 2 The OGC operated through the Government Procurement Service an executive agency now known as the Crown Commercial Service The purpose of the OGC was to support the procurement and acquisition process of public sector organisations in the UK through policy and process guidance and the negotiation of overarching service and provision frameworks This was intended to improve value for money to the taxpayer optimising the level of taxpayers equity directed towards the delivery of services Similar organisations can be found in most western European countries for instance Hansel Ltd in Finland and Consip in Italy The OGC supported initiatives to encourage better supplier relations sustainable procurement the benefits of utilising smaller suppliers and the potential of eProcurement Representing the UK at the European Union EU the organisation assisted with the public sector application of EU procurement rules within the United Kingdom The OGC was a member of Procurement G6 an informal group leading the use of framework agreements and e procurement instruments in public procurement Best practice models EditThe organisation used to act as sponsor for best practice of project programme risk and service management Managing Successful Programmes MSP Projects in Controlled Environments PRINCE2 Management of Risk M o R Portfolio Management MoP Value Management MoV Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITIL Portfolio Programme and Project Offices P3O These areas of best practice are now owned jointly by the UK government and Capita being managed by Axelos Logo Edit The problematic logo On 24 April 2008 it was reported in the Daily Telegraph that a new logo for OGC had been introduced at the cost of 14 000 The logo caused embarrassment to the organisation due to its unintended sexual suggestiveness appearing to show a gentleman masturbating when rotated 90 clockwise A spokesman for OGC said It is not inappropriate to an organisation that s looking to have a firm grip on Government spend 3 See also EditP3OReferences Edit Say Mark 13 April 2011 Cabinet Office confirms end of OGC Archived from the original on 2018 03 20 Retrieved 13 March 2015 Gershon Peter April 1999 Review of Civil Procurement in Central Government PDF Retrieved 2022 09 07 Simpson Aislinn 2008 04 24 OGC unveils new logo to red faces ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 2020 02 15 External links Edithttps www gov uk government uploads system uploads attachment data file 61286 machinery government explanatory notes pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Office of Government Commerce amp oldid 1134330347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
