The Government has launched a global survey into public sector procurement practices to help inform European eGovernment strategies.
The results will be released at the EU Ministerial eGovernment Conference in November. The event, being held in Manchester, is one of the key events of the UK's Presidency of the European Union. Senior procurement specialists at all levels of government are invited to go to www.procurementsurvey.com and complete the online survey by 16 September.
The research is being conducted on behalf of the UK Government by management consultants AT Kearney, who are understood to be helping the Cabinet Office e-Government Unit with their forthcoming Government-wide IT strategy.
The survey itself aims to "establish how different public sector bodies are approaching procurement, and what benefits they are realising."
Participants are asked about the key objectives in their organisation's public procurement strategy, how important these are and what see as the main obstacles to success.
The survey also questions them on which procurement tools – for example eAuctions or e-Tendering – they use and whether these have met expectations.
Respondents are queried on what savings or improvements, in percentage terms, they have seen over the last five years in their key objective areas, and what the outlook is for the future.
Finally, they are invited to outline any planned initiatives and provide a best practice case study.
Everyone who competes the online survey is promised a summary of the global results, including comparisons with the private sector.
Quelle: eGov monitor, 15.08.2005
