Buying Solutions

Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for UK public services, enabling customers to improve value for money and efficiency. We are an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury.

We have extensive expertise in procurement, with over 500,000 products and services delivered through more than 600 suppliers in Professional Services, Property & Office Solutions, Energy, Travel, ICT and eCommerce.

We provide a professional procurement service to the public sector to enable organisations to deliver improved value for money in their commercial activities and provide professional support when it matters, advising on technical issues, energy saving and environmental improvements.

These services are provided through EU-compliant, benchmarked framework agreements and other procurement arrangements that can be tailored to suit specific requirements.

In addition to the substantial savings that can be enjoyed through our significant buying power, economies of scale and strategic partnerships, we take the heat - and delays - out of the procurement process itself.

Regular independent benchmarking of prices and service levels against other similar contracts ensure Buying Solutions’ customers always have access to the most competitive trading agreements.

Flexible, customer focused and friendly, the Buying Solutions business model is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), for excellence in purchasing policies and procedures.

Our remit extends across central government, local government and the wider public sector including health, education, devolved administrations, emergency services, defence, utilities and not-for-profit sectors. It also extends to devolved administrations and the local government, health, education and emergency services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

At present, our products and services are grouped as follows:

• ICT
• eCommerce
• Professional Services
• Travel
• Energy
• Property and Office Solutions

At Buying Solutions, we work closely with the supplier community and its trade associations, enabling us to provide you with all the advice and support you need across a range of industry issues and the procurement process itself. We ensure that all of our procurement arrangements are managed rigorously with our supply base, offer best value for money and are designed to meet the needs of our customers.

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