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Useful Links

Audit Commission - http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/
Regulates the proper control of public finances by local authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales. Site provides news and information on events, the work of the commission and policy guidance.

Audit Scotland - http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk
Services the Accounts Commission and Auditor General to ensure that public sector bodies in Scotland make effective use of public funds

Business Information Publications Ltd. - http://www.bipcontracts.com
Publish OJEC, public sector contracts & tenders, supply e-tendering & e-procurement systems, event management services, web design and web hosting under GTC framework.

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy - http://www.cipfa.org.uk
CIPFA is the main authority on accountancy and financial management for the public services in the UK.

Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply - http://www.cips.org
UK based international education and qualification body representing purchasing and supply chain professionals.

Defence Procurement Agency - http://www.dpa.mod.uk
One of the Government's biggest procurement bodies, each year the DPA buys over £5 billion of new equipment and initial spares to equip the Armed Forces.

Department of Health - http://www.doh.gov.uk/purchasing/
Provides information about selling to the Department of Health as well as details of specific current tendering opportunities.

Department of Trade and Industry - http://www.dti.gov.uk/about/procurement/
Information and opportunities about supplying the goods and services required by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Government Purchasing Agency - Northern Ireland - http://www.gpa-ni.gov.uk
An agency within the Department of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland), the Government Purchasing Agency (GPA) provides a procurement service to public sector organizations.

IDeA Procurement - http://www.idea.gov.uk/procurement/
The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) was established by local government in April 1999, to support self-sustaining improvement from within local government.

Inland Revenue - http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/selling/index.htm
Information for suppliers wanting to sell their products and services to the Inland Revenue

Institute of Public Finance - http://www.ipf.co.uk/procurement/
IPF is the commercial arm of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The procurement pages contain news and guidance on UK public procurement

myTenders.com - Official Journal Tender Notice Submission - http://www.myTenders.org
Gateway for public sector organisations (government departments, local authorities, NHS Trusts) and utility companies to publish tender notices in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC)

National Audit Office - http://www.nao.gov.uk/
Responsible for certifying the accounts of all Government Departments and a number of other public sector bodies. It has statutory authority to report to Parliament on the way in which Departments and other bodies have used their resources.

NHS Logistics Authority - http://www.logistics.nhs.uk/
The NHS Logistics Authority is the main supply channel for consumable healthcare products to the National Health Service

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency - http://www.pasa.doh.gov.uk
The agency acts as a strategic advisor to the NHS on supply issues. The agency was formed from NHS Supplies' Purchasing Division and some corporate functions.

Office of Government Commerce, UK - http://www.ogc.gov.uk
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is an independent Office of the Treasury. It is responsible for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of central civil Government procurement and promoting private sector involvement across the public sector

OGC Buying.Solutions - http://www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk
The Government's leading procurement services oprganization for the UK. A non-profit Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury, it exists to provide professional procurement services to achieve value for money in public sector purchasing.

Partnerships UK - http://www.partnershipsuk.org.uk
The agency tasked with establishing Public Private Partnerships and Private Finance Initiatives to deliver public services and infrastructure.

Public Audit Forum Home Page - http://www.public-audit-forum.gov.uk/
The main role of the Forum is to provide a focus for developmental thinking in relation to public audit. It is consultative and advisory.

Scottish Executive - Procurement - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/procurement/
Information on opportunities for providing goods, services and works to central government in Scotland. Participating buying organisations include the Scottish Executive and a number of Executive Agencies.

Supplying Government - http://www.supplyinggovernment.gov.uk/
Advice to businesses on selling products and services to the government in England as well as contact points in government organisations.

Tender Training Associates - http://www.training4tenders.co.uk
Procurement training to suppliers who want to submit a professional tender that maximises chances of winning a contract or for Purchasers who would like their tender process to reflect 'best practice'.

Tenders Direct - http://www.tendersdirect.co.uk
Searchable database of government tenders and contracts in the UK and Europe. Procurement news and European Directives

The Private Finance (PFI) Portal - http://www.privatefinance-i.com
Portal for Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public Private Partnership

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