The aim of the Catalist frameworks is to help public sector organisations maximise efficiency and value for money in their procurement activities.

The frameworks are managed by Buying Solutions who are an executive agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. Catalist can be used by any publicly funded organisation. Customer benefits include:

• competitive pricing
• process savings and cost savings
• ability to call-off urgent requirements quickly
• ease of ordering and convenient
• contractual protection based on best practice
• EU compliant
• buying solutions will back the frameworks if legally challenged.

Mott MacDonald has been awarded a framework agreement with OGCbuying.solutions, having been successful during a competitive procurement process, fully compliant with EU Directives. The framework agreement allows customers throughout the public sector to place orders with Mott MacDonald under standard terms and conditions of the agreement.