Useful Organisations

This is a list of useful sites with content closely related to public procurement and purchasing.

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	Scottish Procurement Directorate The Scottish Procurement Directorate (SPD), is the central point in the Scottish Government for providing advice and support on procurement policy and practice.
	The Office of Government Commerce The Office of Government Commerce was formally launched by Andrew Smith, Chief Secretary to the Treasury with the remit of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Government's L13 billion annual civil procurement budget. The OGC has been set up with the intention of becoming the Government's centre of excellence in procurement for up to 200 Government Departments, non-governmental bodies and agencies.
	CIPS The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) is an international organisation, based in the UK, serving the purchasing and supply profession. Dedicated to promoting best practice, CIPS provides a wide range of services for the benefit of members and the wider business community. CIPS provides a programme of continuous improvement in professional standards and raises awareness of the contribution that purchasing and supply makes to corporate, national and international prosperity. In 1992, CIPS was awarded a Royal Charter in recognition of its leading role.
	European Commission Directorate General - Internal Market The role of the Internal Market Directorate-General (DG) is to co-ordinate the European Commission's overall policy to ensure that the European Internal Market functions effectively and to formulate and execute Commission policy in key areas of the Single Market. The aim is to eliminate unjustified obstacles to the free movement of goods and services and to freedom of establishment.