Resources

Below are useful documents and website links that provide further information on the subject of consultancy.

The National Audit Office Consultancy Toolkit provides a framework for reviewing the extent to which an organisation is achieving value for money from its use of consultants
www.nao.org.uk/efficiency/consultancy_toolkit/index.htm

The Regional Centre of Excellence How to be Successful in Procuring Consultancy Services
RCE How to be Successful in Procuring Consultancy Services, November 2007 Opens in a new window. (2.4MB, 19pp)

The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report on Central Governments use of consultants.
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts Central government's use of consultants, June 2007. Opens in a new window (857KB, 43pp)

The National Audit Office Report on Central Governments use of consultants
National Audit Office (NAO) Central governments use of consultants, December 2006. Opens in a new window (812KB, 49pp)

For general information on buying consultants’ services

The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) Capacity Building Toolkit
www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk

For a wide range of information on Consultants

The Institute of Business Consulting (IMC), a professional organisation, at
http://www.iconsulting.org.uk/

The Management Consultancies Association (MCA), a professional organisation, at
www.mca.org.uk

For general information on buying consultants’ services

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply(CIPS), a professional organisation, at
www.cips.org