February 15, 2005—The UK’s Small Business Service (SBS) and Office of Government Commerce (OGC) recently announced that millions of businesses in the UK will soon have direct access to local and central government business opportunities, thanks to a new national Web portal.
The service is designed to make it much easier for businesses and government buyers to do business. The SBS and OGC believe the portal will quickly become popular with the four million small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the UK, which make up around 99% of all UK companies.
OGC will offer suppliers access to simplified pre-qualification documentation, develop “buyer awareness” training for government purchasers, and help the SBS in the development of training and advice.
For more information visit DTI. For a review of the pilot program the OGC ran in the West Midlands, visit Supplying Government.
