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Are projects procuring services/supplies within existing framework/Services/PFI/PPP contracts subject to OGC Gateway Reviews?

April 26, 2017contracts existing framework PFI PPP procuring Projects Services Subject

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Are projects procuring services/supplies within existing framework/Services/PFI/PPP contracts subject to OGC Gateway Reviews?

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Yes. Projects utilising existing contractual arrangements will still benefit from the added value provided by the OGC Gateway Process in that the majority of the issues addressed by the OGC Gateway Process will still apply. In these cases OGC Gateway Reviews 2 and 3 may be scaled down where the procurement strategy is largely predetermined and standard procedures exist for the take on of new work packages. OGC Gateway Review 4 as reviews startup operability as usual and OGC Gateway Review 5 the results achieved and lessons learnt. There is evidence that anything less than a well-disciplined use of framework contracts with sound management processes akin to any project leads these contracts to becoming a leaky sieve for government and a source of high margins to suppliers. With the growth of framework arrangements it is mandatory for such call offs in central civil government to be exposed to the appropriate level of OGC Gateway Review.