Good practice contract management framework - Support

The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of
Parliament. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Tim Burr, is an Officer
of the House of Commons. He is the head of the National Audit Office
which employs some 850 staff. He and the National Audit Office are totally
independent of Government. He certifies the accounts of all Government
departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies; and he has
statutory authority to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and
effectiveness with which departments and other bodies have used their
resources. Our work leads to savings and other efficiency gains worth
many millions of pounds; at least £9 for every £1 spent running the Office.
The Office of Government Commerce is an independent office of HM
Treasury, established to help government deliver best value from its
spending. The Office of Government Commerce works with central
government departments and other public sector organisations to ensure
the achievement of six key goals:
delivery of value for money from third party spend;
delivery of projects to time, quality and cost, realising benefits;
getting the best from the Government’s £30 billion estate;
improving the sustainability of the Government estate and operations,
including reducing carbon emissions by 12.5 per cent by 2010-11,
through stronger performance management and guidance;
helping achieve delivery of further government policy goals,
including innovation, equality, and support for small and medium
enterprises; and
driving forward the improvement of central government
capability in procurement, project and programme management,
and estates management through the development of people
skills, processes and tools.