This document is intended to help identify relevant public procurement guidance.
General procurement guidance.

Mandatory – policy [top]

Title: No 51 Introduction to the EC Procurement Rules
Description: Sets out where the EC Procurement rules apply, when they require competition in accordance with the prescribed procedure and what the principal effects of that requirement will be. It also applies to the generality of public contracts. Issued
1.7.1995. Procurement Strategy. Mandatory.
1.7.1996.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Title: Appraisal and Evaluation in Central Government [Treasury Green Book]
Description: Definitive guidance for central government on investment appraisal. Updated version in preparation. Issued 1.1.1999. Project Evaluation. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online and paper-based
Location: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
ISBN 0 11 560034 5

Title: Procurement Policy
Description: Part of Treasury General Accounting. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk

Title: Procurement Policy Guidelines
Description: Guidelines provided with Treasury Procurement Policy. Consistent with the Treasury General Accounting Policy. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk

Title: No 16 Purchasing Ethics
Description: Sets out the legal framework, the basic rules of ethical conduct in purchasing, the responsibility of staff and managers and advises on appropriate systems and procedures to ensure ethical behaviour. Issued 1.3.1989. Purchasing Strategy. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Title: Gateway Review Summary
Description: Outline of Gateway Reviews, intended to provide independent validation of project board decisions for high risk projects. Review Processes. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Further [interim version 2.0] http://www.ogc.gov.uk
information:

Title: Senior Responsible Owner [SRO] briefing
Description: Issued 1.4.2000. Describes the key role of an identified individual at senior management level with responsibility and accountability for the success of programmes and projects involving major change. Briefing material is in preparation for Sponsorship. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?docid=752
Further see Successful IT: Modernising
information: Government in: Action report

Current guidance [top]

Title: Successful IT-Enabled Business Change - Procurement
Description: Briefing providing an overview of the procurement process and routemap to guidance on procurement, in support of Successful IT report. Procurement. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: Successful IT - Modernising Government in Action
Description: Major report (often referred to as ‘McCartney report’) that identifies
30 recommendations for reducing risk and improving successful delivery of projects involving IT-enabled business change. Draft guidance to support these recommendations is in preparation. Adoption of these recommendations will be mandatory for central government. Overview Report. Issued 1.4.2000. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online and paper-based
Location: http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/; supporting briefings addressing recommendations at http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: IS Management Handbook – Part B: Implementing Plans
Description: Web-based Handbook (in preparation). Part B covers the business case, programme/project management, procurement and system development. Current - published at the end of December 2000. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: IS Management Guide: Acquisition
Description: Part of a series for public sector managers, explains issues relating to sourcing options and partnerships and describes the procurement process. Issued 1.1.1999. Sourcing Strategy. Advisory.
Availability: published for OGC by Format Publishing, price £25
Location: ISBN 1 90 309103 9. www.formatpublishing.co.uk

Title: Successful IT-Enabled Business Change - Managing Risk
Description: Briefing providing an overview and interim routemap to new guidance on risk, in support of Successful IT report. Risk Management. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: No 53 Procurement Training
Description: An introduction to the various activities and skills required, the type of training needed and the sources of such training. Issued 1.1.1996. Training. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Title: No 55 Ethics in Procurement
Description: Supersedes No 16, Environmental Issues in Purchasing (audit item 19); sets out the legal framework; the basic rules of ethical conduct in purchasing ; the responsibilities of staff and managers; and advice on appropriate systems and procedures to ensure ethical behaviour. Issued 1.4.1997. Procurement Strategy. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Pre-procurement Mandatory - policy [top]

Title: Gateway Workbook 0
Description: Describes the process of initial Gateway Review (one of a series of reviews intended to provide independent validation of project board decisions for high-risk projects). Review Processes. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: PFI and Public Sector Allocations for NDPBs
Description: Statement of Accounting Policy. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

Title: PFI and Public Expenditure Allocations
Description: Statement of Accounting Policy. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: www.treasury-projectstaskforce.gov.uk/studies/main.htm

Title: Supplies Directive 93/36/EEC
Description: Statement of Law. Implementing into UK Law by means of the Public Supply Regulations 1995. Issued 14.4.1994. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://simap.eu.int

Title: Works Directive 93/37/EEC
Description: Statement of Law. Implementing into UK Law by means of the Public Works Contract Regulations 1991 Issued 14.6.1993. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.bipcontracts.com

Title: Services Directive 92/50/EEC
Description: Statement of Law. Implementing into UK Law by means of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993. Issued 18.6.1992. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.bipcontracts.com

Title: Compliance Directive
Description: Statement of Law. Implementing into UK Law by means of the Public Contracts [Works, Services and Supply] Regulations. Issued 21.12.1991. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://simap.eu.int
Further 89/665/EEC
information:

Title: Utilities Directive 93/38/EEC
Description: Statement of Law. Implemented into UK Law by means of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996. Issued 1.7.1994. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.bipcontracts.com

Title: Remedies Directive 92/13/EEC
Description: Statement of Law. Implemented into UK Law by means of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996. Issued 12.2.1996. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://simap.eu.int

Title: EC Public Procurement State of Play
Description: Document provides the current state of play with regard to the EC Directives and the UK Statutory instruments. Issued 1.1.2000. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk

Title: Thresholds for the EC Procurement Directives
Description: Key procurement reference document. Issued 11.9.2000. OJEC Adverts. Mandatory.
Location: http://www.bipcontracts.com

Title: e-Government Interoperability Framework
Description: Provides details of technical standards and policies to facilitate ‘joined-up government’. Issued 20.9.2000. Technology. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online and paper-based
Location: http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk

Current guidance [top]

Title: Successful IT-Enabled Business Change - The Business Case
Description: Briefing and template on new approach to the business case (the Strategic Outline Case) in support of recommendations from Successful IT Projects; endorsed by
HM Treasury. Business Case. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: Project Profile Model
Description: Provides advice in the form of a technique for assessing complexity and hence level of risk of projects involving major change. Advisory Review Processes. Project Evaluation. Annex to Successful IT Projects report. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk
Further see Successful IT: Modernising
information: Government in Action report

Title: Modular and Incremental Approaches to IT Delivery - Annex E to Successful IT Projects report
Description: This annex describes suggested approaches for reducing risk through breaking projects up into modules and/or developing in incremental stages. Briefing in preparation to support this recommendation from Successful IT report. Issued 1.1.2000. Programme and Project Management. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk

Title: No 58 Incentivisation
Description: Describes how incentivisation can be used, lists its features, sets out its benefits and explains the process. Issued 1.5.1997. Purchasing Strategy. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Title: Environmental Issues in Purchasing
Description: Provides details of EC procurement rules and duplication of other information. Purchasing Strategy. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online

Title: No 33 [Revised] Project Sponsorship
Description: Assists the project sponsor by outlining their task and explaining how it should be carried out. The guidance is written with the lay project sponsor in mind but will also assist the professional. Issued 1.1.1994. Sponsorship. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Title: Delivering a Step Change
Description: Overview Report. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge paper-based
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Market sounding Mandatory – Policy [top]

Title: Gateway Review 1
Description: Describes the process of Gateway Review 1 (one of a series of reviews intended to provide independent validation of project board decisions for high-risk projects). Review Processes. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Title: Peer Review Process
Description: Review Processes. Mandatory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

Current guidance [top]

Title: No 27 Approved Suppliers [Vendors and Contractors] List
Description: Provides advice on how to establish approved lists where justified and explains their use in the procurement process. Issued 1.1.1991. Procurement Strategy. Advisory
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Title: Maximising Value for Money - examining the role of the Strategic Outline Case
Description: Latest information relating to the new structure of business cases, including the Strategic Outline Business Case. Business Case. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online and paper-based
Location: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

Title: No 32 Life Cycle Costing
Description: Introduction to the principles and practices of LCC explains the implications of LCC and how and where it should be applied. Issued 1.4.1992. This is a component of the financial analysis in the Business Case. Advisory.
Availability: free of charge online
Location: http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?id=94

Other sources of detailed guidance:

• OGC’s IT Infrastructure Library (published for OGC by TSO, www.theso.co.uk) provides comprehensive advice on the management of IT services
• Structured Systems and Analysis Design Methodology guidance (SSADM) provides guidance on requirements definition and systems development (for more information, see www.ogc.gov.uk).
• The National Audit Office (www.nao.gov.uk) produces detailed reports and studies relating to effective procurement practice.
• Contract and procurement process information available from Business Information Publications Ltd (BiP), see www.bipcontracts.com
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