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6. An outline of who is responsible for buying across the public sector
There are a large number of Public Bodies procuring goods, services and works. The Public Procurement Reform Programme, co-ordinated by SPD, aims to improve procurement practices and engender collaboration between organisations.
Through the programme, the procurement of goods and services are organised into categories - A, B, C and C1.
Procurement Centres of Expertise have been established across the Public Sector to improve processes and collaboration within their relevant business areas and sectors.
At a National level:
- Procurement Scotland - responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies for national Category A commodities such as IT hardware and office supplies, on behalf of all Scottish Public Bodies.
Centres of Expertise have also been established to manage the procurement of goods and services that are defined as Category B in key sectors:
- Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise ( CGCoPE) - responsible for leading and facilitating collaborative procurement activity for Scottish Government Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies ( NDPBs), Tribunals and Public Corporations.
- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges ( APUC) - responsible for Higher and Further Education Sector.
- Scotland Excel - responsible for local authorities.
- NHS National Procurement - responsible for Health.
- FireScotland Procurement - the proposed Centre of Expertise for Fire Sector Category B contracts.
- For information on Police Procurement, e-mail tenders@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk
Currently, the relationship between Centres of Expertise may be illustrated as shown:
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