1. Efficient and sustainable procurement Rob Tuckwell Strategic New Business Manager – Public Sector 07.10.2010

2. Payment: Introduction to GPC

3. The Government Procurement Card Government Procurement Card (GPC) is an approved payment method: Charge Card – not credit card Zero cost Available via buying. solutions framework agreement £28 saving per transaction – Non cashable £££ rebates £££ - money used to offset? Guaranteed supplier payment within 3-4 days Over £4.5 billion spent on GPC in 10 years Over 10 sheets of A4 paper saved with every transaction “If you are responsible for any form of efficiency in your organisation, the best step you can take to improve efficiency is to use GPC Visa.” Office of Government Commerce (OGC)

4. Procurement: @UK PLC and GPC

6. Efficiency through simplicity