LGS is responsible for the centralised management of procurement for indirect product categories and for those with high standardisation characteristics: known as direct standards. It also guarantees the development, implementation, management and overseeing of all the centralised services to support procurement.
All potential suppliers who start the self-application procedure will be required to specify the relevant LGS product category or categories for their business. The relevant product categories can be found below.
Real Estate: purchases relating to property asset management (extensions, special maintenance, buildings and general plant maintenance, and leases).
Utilities: purchases relating to the provision of utilities and support for energy efficiency projects.
Facility Management: purchases relating to surveillance services, reception, security systems, cleaning and green areas, catering, portering, office materials and furniture.
HSE services: purchases relating to waste disposal, medical devices, clean-ups, environmental audits and HSE services.
Communication and events: purchases relating to communication and image, events, exhibitions and trade shows.
Travel: purchases relating to business travel services, credit cards, long-term car rental and fuel cards.
IT hardware: purchases relating to IT hardware components.
IT software: purchases relating to IT software components.
Telecommunications: purchases relating to telecommunications services (telephony, data network, etc.).
IT services: purchases relating to technological services.
Engineering: purchases relating to engineering services (design engineering, production engineering and labour).
Customer support & training: purchases relating to customer support & training services.
Production services: purchases relating to production support services.
Production aids: purchases relating to tools, work clothing and PPE, measuring tools and systems, and consumables.
Chemicals: purchases relating to chemicals.
Service provider: purchases relating to material supply and distribution services for the aeronautics and space industries.
Components: purchases relating to electrical, mechanical and electromechanical components.