The government is looking for graduates

Procurement is buying goods and services for an organisation at the best possible price, in the right quantity and quality.

One of the key aims of the Government Procurement Service, which is part of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury, is to attract new talent into government procurement, which is why a two-year graduate training scheme, the GPSGS, has been set up.

The public sector as a whole spends £175 billion a year with third party suppliers, and central government departments making up about £40 billion of that spend. The range and complexity of what is procured is vast, ranging from first aid kits to foreign aid programmes to office chairs to tilting trains, making for a varied and interesting career.

Now in its third year, the GPSGS is currently recruiting around 25 graduates with a 2:1 degree, which is likely to be in business-related subjects.