Office of Government commerce E-procurement helps small businesses

Small businesses wanting to compete for public sector tenders will now find it easier and quicker thanks to the use of new online procurement tools, OGCbuying.solutions and BravoSolution jointly announced today.

E-sourcing technology company BravoSolution SpA will supply a web-based e-sourcing service to participating public sector organisations in a four-year agreement signed today with OGCbuying.solutions, the trading arm of the Office of Government Commerce. It will allow public sector procurement professionals who buy the service and their suppliers access to innovative e-sourcing technology and related services via the Internet. Comprising of four main service areas - e-tendering, e-evaluation, e-contract management and e-collaboration
- the e-sourcing service will encompass the ífull-life cycleí of the tender and request for quotation process.

Hugh Barrett, Chief Executive of OGCbuying.solutions said of the agreement:

We are delighted to be working with BravoSolution to deliver this new service to Government. It is a fantastic sourcing tool, very simple to use and it will deliver value for money by saving time and money in the day to day procurement activities of government employees and help companies, including SMEs, to do business with government.

Frederico Vitaletti, Chief Executive Officer, BravoSolution said:

We are highly motivated to support OGCbuying.solutions efforts to empower Government procurement professionals through web-enabled tools and techniques.