The EPS manage the following categories & sub-categories on behalf of the public sector under the centralised OGP Category Management model.

The EPS promotes collaborative and shared procurement between public sector bodies through identifying common procurement needs. This aggregated approach is conducted by:

• Effectively streamlining your procurement practices via existing arrangements within the category
• Enabling the use of framework agreements for certain goods/services
• Developing procurement category strategies that are in line with shared Public Sector Bodies/corporate procurement objectives
• Providing best practice procurement policy and procedure guidance from project initiation to award
• Ensuring a managed centralised e-Tenders facility for non-specialist users is available
• Forward planning, identifying and forecasting upcoming needs
• Conditions of funding are identified or clarified where necessary with funding body
• OGP support are notified through your relevant procurement support via a PSR (Procurement Support Request form)
• Revising and amending tender documents, collaborating with EPS
• Abide by the guiding principles of public procurement; transparency, accountability, proportionality and mutual recognition (equal treatment)