OGC and Buying Solutions join Efficiency and Reform Group

Computing staff, Computing, Thursday 17 June 2010 at 16:08:00

The government moves to bring together its cross-government operational
functions

The Office of Government and
Commerce (OGC) and government procurement partner
Buying Solutions are to become
part of the newly established Efficiency and Reform Group in the Cabinet Office.

The Efficiency and Reform Group was set up after the election as part of the
drive to cut �6.2bm from government spending. It will be charged with
centralising procurement and freezing consultancy spending, amongst other
things.

According to the government: "The Efficiency and Reform Group will have a
strong mandate to ensure departments work together to tackle waste and improve
accountability across all these areas."

According to Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, the move will
bring together all the cross-government operational functions, including
procurement, project management, IT and civil service workforce and reform
functions.

Maude also announced that three senior business leaders will join the
Efficiency Board: Sir Peter Gershon, chair of Tate & Lyle and first chief
executive of the OGC; Lucy Neville-Rolfe, executive director of Tesco; and Dr
Martin Read, non-executive director of Invensys, Aegis and Lloyd's of London.

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