Editing Crown Commercial Service (section)

==History==
CCS was originally created as the '''Buying Agency''' on 1 April 1991. On 1 April 2000, it became part of the newly established [[Office of Government Commerce]] (OGC) within [[HM Treasury]]. On 1 April 2001, the Buying Agency, the [[Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency]], [[Property Advisors to the Civil Estate]] and other units from the Treasury merged to form '''OGCbuying.solutions'''. The agency's name was changed to just '''Buying Solutions''' in April 2009. On 15 June 2010, it moved, along with its parent agency the OGC, to become part of the [[Efficiency and Reform Group]] within the [[Cabinet Office (United Kingdom)|Cabinet Office]]. Its name was changed to the '''Government Procurement Service''' (GPS) in July 2011.<ref>[https://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about-government-procurement-service/about-government-procurement-service/history Crown Commercial Service History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121054917/http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about-government-procurement-service/about-government-procurement-service/history |date=2014-01-21 }}</ref>

In January 2014 the GPS merged with the procurement management from government departments to form the '''Crown Commercial Service''' (CCS).<ref>[http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/crown-commercial-service-update Crown Commercial Service update] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114010841/http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/crown-commercial-service-update |date=2014-01-14 }}</ref> According to the service's own data, CCS secured commercial benefits of £3.8billion in the financial year 2022/23.<ref>Crown Commercial Service, [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-procurement-department-marks-10th-anniversary-having-saved-taxpayers-38-billion-last-year-alone Government procurement department marks 10th anniversary having saved taxpayers £3.8 billion last year alone], published 15 April 2024, accessed 17 April 2024</ref>