Government Commercial Organisation
An overview of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO) and where it sits with the Government Commercial Function (GCF).
Updates to this page
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- Government Commercial Function
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- 5 June 2018
- Last updated:
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21 July 2026
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Added the document: GCF Programme for Accredited Senior Commercial Professional Deleted the document: GCF Digital Development Programme for Senior Commercial Professionals (PDF)
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Replaced the document: GCF Digital Programme for Accredited Senior Commercial Professional
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Replaced the following documents with updated versions: Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead Digital Programme for Accredited Senior Commercial Professional
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Replaced the document: Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead
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Replaced the document: Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead
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Added the document: GCF The Bridge Programme - Strengthening the Commercial Capability of Commercial Leads working towards Accreditation Programme Brochure v2
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Added the following document: Commercial assessment and development centre Guide Replaced the following document: Commercial assessment and development centre brochure
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Replaced the document: GCF Capability and Grants, Assessment, Learning and Development - Cancellation Policy
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Replaced the following documents: - GCF The Bridge Programme - Strengthening the Commercial Capability of Commercial Leads working towards Accreditation Programme Brochure v1 - Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead - Commercial Learning and Development offer for an - GCF Digital Development Programme for Senior Commercial Professionals
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Added the document: GCF The Bridge Programme - Strengthening the Commercial Capability of Commercial Leads working towards Accreditation Programme Brochure
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Added the document: GCF Capability and Grants, Assessment, Learning and Development - Cancellation Policy
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Added the document: Accessibility statement for Government Commercial College website
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Updated the document: Commercial assessment and development centre as we have included some additional information (attribute definitions) to help participants prepare for the ADC - this is an extension of the existing document.
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Updated the contact for current vacancies to https://govcommercialcareers.co.uk/current-vacancies/
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Added the following attachments: Commercial Learning and Development offer for a Commercial Lead working towards accreditation (PDF) Commercial Learning and Development offer for a Commercial Lead working towards accreditation (HTML) Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead (PDF) Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead (HTML) GCF Digital Development Programme for Senior Commercial Professionals (PDF) GCF Digital Development Programme for Senior Commercial Professionals (HTML) GCF Digital Programme for Accredited Senior Commercial Professional (PDF) GCF Digital Programme for Accredited Senior Commercial Professional (HTML)
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Replaced the document 'Assessment and Development Centre brochure' with the correct version.
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Documents
Commercial assessment and development centre brochure (PDF)
PDF, 784 KB, 10 pages
Commercial Assessment and Development Centre Guide (PDF)
PDF, 698 KB, 12 pages
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GCF The Bridge Programme - Strengthening the Commercial Capability of Commercial Leads working towards Accreditation Programme Brochure v2 (PDF)
PDF, 424 KB, 12 pages
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Commercial Learning and Development offer for an Accredited Commercial Lead (PDF)
PDF, 1.27 MB, 13 pages
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GCF Programme for Accredited Senior Commercial Professional (PDF)
PDF, 487 KB, 15 pages
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GCF Capability and Grants, Assessment, Learning and Development - Cancellation Policy (PDF)
PDF, 101 KB, 4 pages
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GCF Development Programme for Senior Commercial Professionals (PDF)
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The Government Commercial Organisation (GCO) is the employer of senior commercial professionals, at Grade 7 and above, within the Government Commercial Function (GCF). The GCO brochure above provides an overview of the organisation.
To become a part of the GCO, potential employees must attend the Commercial Assessment and Development Centre (ADC). The commercial assessment and development centre brochure shows you what to expect on the day. It also covers why the Centre is important for government.
Commercial specialists in government can access a range of learning and development opportunities. The Learning and Development brochure outlines what training options are available to you. This includes individual and group coaching sessions, masterclasses, mentoring and action learning sets.