Board Role and Responsibilities
Government Procurement Service's Board is charged with providing advice to the Managing Director on matters of strategic importance to the organisation.
Other responsibilities include:
- Defining the Agency's strategic aims, objectives and target setting
- Reviewing and agreeing the Annual Business Plan prior to submission to Efficiency & Reform Group and Cabinet Office
- Allocating and managing financial and human resources to deliver the business plan
- Monitoring the operational performance of the business and any actions needed to keep performance on plan
- Setting the Agency's vision, standards and values
- Maintaining a transparent system of prudent and effective controls (including internal controls)
- Reviewing Major Projects, the Risk Register; staff and customer satisfaction survey results and Annual Health & Safety reviews
- Considering major business prior to Managing Director sign-off
- Overseeing the process of change, in line with the Government's efficiency and collaborative procurement agendas, encouraging innovation, and enterprise, to enhance the Agency's capacity and capability to deliver