The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has outlined plans for the effective management of the Government's Estate as an integral element of transforming government procurement.
OGC Chief Executive, John Oughton, said: "There has been unprecedented investment in our public services, and it's absolutely crucial that we put this investment to its best use. Managing the civil estate strategically can release significant funds that can be redeployed to critical front-line services, it can help economic regeneration around the UK through the Government's relocation programme and it can help us reach our sustainability goals through better management of buildings and property. With a Government Estate comprising nearly 300 individual property centres, covering 13 million square metres and costing £6 billion a year to run, there is huge scope to make a significant impact."
Opportunities have been identified for realising savings of between £1 billion and £1.5 billion a year by 2013 through reduction and rationalisation of the Government's holdings, through relocation from London and the South East, and through improved procurement of facilities management and leases.
