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24 Feb 2006

OGC lists that create unnecessary middlemen

Lance Piper notes good suppliers often have to launder their bids through an OGC-listed supplier that often adds little value

I maybe don’t feel as strongly as you - so given that that OJEC rules
are unlikely to change - my anecdote only relates to the OGC Lists.

A project decided to invite a tender to all the suppliers on the
appropriate list.  Without exception the bid was prepared by a
sub-contractor who had heard of the opportunity and asked a listed
supplier to do the bid for them.  The main contractor, in effect, only
added cost for minimal value and allowed a faster procurement process.

The impact is that reasonable non-listed companies could not be
approached.  This stifles innovation and the possibility of inviting
smaller companies who are striving to grow in the government market
place.  A public listing is not possible for contracts over the OJEC
limit.

Sorry I don’t have a wibbi, other than removing all external
regulation.  Internal procurement procedures seem quite good.  Perhaps
an alternative might be surveillance from a regional centre of
procurement excellence (but I don’t know how good they are at reducing
bureaucracy).

• Posted by William Heath on 24/02/06 at 9:40am
• Categories · Government Procurement
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