The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has announced that it is to set up the first pan-government e-auction Centre of Excellence to increase the impact of e-auctions in the public sector. A number of e-auction programmes exist across Whitehall and the wider public sector, and the centre will look to harness greater efficiencies from these through supporting the co-ordination of resource, establishing a consistency of approach, and providing a platform for coalitions.