Tendering for Government Contracts

OGCbuying.solutions

OGCbuying.solutions is an executive Agency of OGC and provides a professional procurement service to central government and the wider public sector. It does this by providing a range of products and services designed to encourage effective procurement and achieve measurable cost savings.

OGCbuying.solutions products and services are organised into 4 categories:­

• IT
• Telecoms
• Professional Services
• Facilities

All of the products and services have been through a competitive tender and fully meet EU Law.

Public sector organisations using OGCbuying.solutions' contracts are therefore meeting their legal obligations towards public-sector purchasing and so do not need to carry out lengthy EU Procurement exercises themselves.

These contracts are re-competed - usually every four years.

The contracts do include a number of SMEs; for example, small firms currently account for over 23% of the prime contractors listed in the Professional Services category. Being included in a relevant category will increase your visibility within the public sector, as OGCbuying.solutions is widely recognised by central government, local authorities and the public sector in general.