tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/government-commercial-function HM Government 2026-05-14T11:32:57Z /government/publications/commercial-operating-standards-for-government#2026-05-14T11:32:57Z 2026-05-14T11:32:57Z

The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector.

/government/publications/the-sourcing-and-consultancy-playbooks#2026-04-30T14:13:55Z 2026-04-30T14:13:55Z

Key policies and guidance for making sourcing decisions for the delivery of public services

/government/publications/government-commercial-organisation#2026-04-13T11:04:31Z 2026-04-13T11:04:31Z

An overview of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO) and where it sits with the Government Commercial Function (GCF).

/government/publications/introducing-the-government-commercial-function-gcf-strategy-2026-29#2026-04-07T11:00:00Z 2026-04-07T11:00:00Z

The Government Commercial Function has published its strategy for 2026-29.

/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides#2026-04-01T10:21:21Z 2026-04-01T10:21:21Z

Short guides, videos and animations on the key benefits of the Procurement Act, covering timelines and suggested considerations and next steps for Contracting Authorities and Suppliers

/government/publications/uk-national-action-plan-for-open-government-2024-to-2025-final-commitment-updates#2026-02-19T12:16:31Z 2026-02-19T12:16:31Z

The UK's Sixth National Action Plan for Open Government 2024 to 2025 (NAP6) was published on 18 December 2023.

/government/publications/update-on-the-official-learning-and-development-offer-for-contracting-authorities#2026-02-11T15:41:06Z 2026-02-11T15:41:06Z

This page outlines the GCF Capability and Grants, Assessment, Learning and Development: Cancellation Policy

/guidance/commercial-system-data-and-process-guidance#2026-01-26T09:43:10Z 2026-01-26T09:43:10Z

Guidance and best practice documents for commercial systems and processes.

/government/news/rachel-king-appointed-as-a-non-executive-director-to-the-government-commercial-organisation-remuneration-committee#2026-01-22T10:38:09Z 2026-01-22T10:38:09Z

The Cabinet Office has today announced the appointment of Rachel King as a Non-Executive Director to the Remuneration Committee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO).

/government/publications/corporate-financial-distress#2026-01-13T16:58:28Z 2026-01-13T16:58:28Z

Guidance on identifying the signs of corporate financial distress and practical steps to take where there are concerns over a supplier's financial health.

/government/publications/privacy-policy-for-the-government-commercial-college#2025-06-13T15:52:55Z 2025-06-13T15:52:55Z

Your personal data will be collected and kept to engage, develop and accredit individuals involved in learning and assessment activities.

/government/publications/government-commercial-function-annual-report-2024-2025#2025-05-29T15:00:01Z 2025-05-29T15:00:01Z

The Government Commercial Function has published its Annual Report for 2024-2025

/government/publications/commercial-assessment-and-development-centre#2025-04-09T11:57:35Z 2025-04-09T11:57:35Z

Are you a commercial specialist? Do you want to enter the Government Commercial Function? This brochure shows you what to expect on your assessment day.

/government/publications/national-procurement-policy-statement#2025-03-04T12:21:31Z 2025-03-04T12:21:31Z

This NPPS sets out strategic priorities for public procurement and how contracting authorities can support their delivery, and will come into effect 24 February 2025.

/government/news/new-government-chief-commercial-officer-announced#2025-02-04T10:30:02Z 2025-02-04T10:30:02Z

Andrew Forzani has been appointed Government Chief Commercial Officer to steer the cross-government commercial community in delivering the Plan for Change.

/government/publications/tpp-knowledge-drop-supporting-factsheets#2024-11-20T12:37:01Z 2024-11-20T12:37:01Z

Supporting factsheets to accompany the official TPP Knowledge Drops to help build awareness and understanding regarding exemptions and the general regime

/government/publications/government-commercial-function-annual-report-2023-2024#2024-11-04T00:00:00Z 2024-11-04T00:00:00Z

The Government Commercial Function has published its Annual Report for 2023-2024

/guidance/national-procurement-policy-statement-stakeholder-survey#2024-10-07T14:15:48Z 2024-10-07T14:15:48Z

This is a survey to inform development of the new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS)

/government/publications/commercial-generic-role-profile-guidance-document#2024-07-08T09:45:44Z 2024-07-08T09:45:44Z

This document provides guidance on how to use the Commercial Generic Role Profiles including how they can be tailored by departments for recruitment purposes.

/government/publications/commercial-directorchief-commercial-officer#2024-07-08T09:44:58Z 2024-07-08T09:44:58Z

This Commercial Generic Role Profile outlines the role for a Senior Commercial Specialist, SCS2/SCS3 equivalent within the Government Commercial Function.