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Office of Government Commerce
Website for the government's main procurement advisory body covering best value, large construction and IT contracts and project management

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
The government's lead agency for IT in education helping to promote and support development of IT, accessibility, standards and skills. The site contains advice for schools, LEAs, buyers and suppliers

Cabinet Office
All things relating to cabinet office responsibilities, organisational structure and cross-departmental issues

Cabinet Office Strategy Unit
Website for the agency that provides the prime minister and government departments with analysis on major policy issues and designs strategic solutions

Central Government Task Force
Made up of representatives from major central government client organisations. It is one of the four strands of Rethinking Construction

Competition Commission
An independent public body that investigates on referral by the UK competition authorities all matters concerning monopolies, mergers and economic regulation of utility companies. Also hears appeals against decisions of the director general of fair trading and utilities regulators

Defence Equipment and Support
Site containing information on the MoD body responsible for providing joint logistic support to the UK's armed forces

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
UK government website for news views and information concerning the environment and agricultural and rural affairs

Department for Transport
Covers news, speeches and latest projects in the rail, logistics, shipping, road safety, mobility, aviation and statistics areas of transport in the UK

Department for Work and Pensions
Government website covering issues for people of working age, employers, pensioners, families, children and disabled people

Department of Health
All things pertaining to the nation's health, including social care, public health, statistics and surveys

Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
DTI website concerned with helping businesses, employees and consumers to drive up UK productivity and competitiveness. Also handles energy policy, statistics and sustainability

Environment Agency
Government information regarding protection of the environment including waste management, consumer product obsolescence and pollution issues

European Commission
Represents the European Commission in the UK in order to provide the government, business and the public with information on the commission's activities

European Parliament
Information for the citizens of 15 European countries on EU legislation, budgets and debates held in European Parliament

European Union
An all-encompassing resource for links and information concerning all aspects of European Union activities, including membership lists and prospective entrants

Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Government site dealing with overseas relations and foreign affairs such as travel information updates, UK embassy details and key foreign policy information

Government Construction Clients' Panel
The GCCP aims to ensure that all government clients have the techniques to become and remain best practice construction clients.

Health and Safety Executive
For all information relating to health and safety of people at work, including research papers and how to procure research

Highways Agency
The website offers information on highway maintenance, contracts and projects

HM Treasury
Its website offers details of British government economic policy and outlook, indicators and the Budget

Home Office
A range of information on subjects including crime, passports, drugs prevention and immigration and racial equality

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Advice, tools and learning resources for schools on the procurement of IT products and services

Ministry of Defence
General information on all matters pertaining to defence including defence budget and spending, procurement and logistics

National Assembly for Wales
It covers all aspects of Assembly activities such as legislation, national projects and economics

National Audit Office
Information regarding financial audits of all government departments and agencies and many other public bodies

National Statistics
The British government's official statistics organisation, providing a wealth of economic and social data

NHS Estates
Information on the procurement, design, operation and maintenance of healthcare buildings and facilities

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
The purchasing and supply arm of the NHS in England with information on best value in customer services, purchasing and wholesaling. Works closely with the NHS logistics authority

Northern Ireland Assembly
Reports on all Northern Ireland activities including legislation and executive authority

Northern Ireland Executive
Official website for the government of Northern Ireland. Inlcudes the Executive Budget, government departments and north-south co-operation

Office of E-envoy
It covers all aspects of the government's strategy for getting the UK online, including government services to citizens and business-2-business electronic development

Office of Fair Trading
Information regarding consumer protection and fair competition in the business community

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
News, speeches and a list of publications as well as links to the old DTLR. The aims and objectives and a performance report are also available

OGCbuying.solutions
The executive agency of the OGC offering advice and procurement arrangement services to purchasers in central government, the public sector and their private sector agents and contractors

Pan-European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL)

Effort to set up a pan-European eprocurement system within the public sector.

Partnerships UK
Information on the official interface organisation developed to expedite and encourage partnerships between the public and private sectors to build efficient public services

Public Accounts Committee
Browse public accounts committee discussions and select committee reports

Public Procurement Network

A co-operation network of public procurement expert officials, dedicated to European companies taking part in procurement procedures in other countries of the network than theirs.

Scottish Executive
Information on the Scottish Executive departments and agencies

Secretary of State for Wales
Information about Wales in general and a selection of reports and speeches concerning Welsh devolution and the economy and a selection of useful links to other Welsh offices

Welsh Development Agency
Help and advice on expansion, inward investing, relocation of industry and job creation for Welsh businesses as well as the latest news in this are

Commission for Local Administration in England
The Local Government Ombudsman investigates complaints of maladminstration. Advice on how to complain, best practice for local councils, and previous judgments

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Represents Scottish local authorities. Information on, among others, best value, benchmarking, and data entry for both by authorised users

East of England Local Government Conference
News, discussion forums, employers services and regional planning are some of the areas covered

Employers Organisation
Human resources policy body for councils, with news and plenty of information on best value

Greater London Authority
Covering the mayor, the London Assembly, the Greater London Authority and related bodies. Best value reports are available

Improvement and Development Agency
Local government think-tank. Best value, beacon councils, e-government, free documents for download, and a discussion forum

Info4local
Information portal, with publications grouped by subject and with attached links. Best value, e-government and finance are among the topics. Also offers an e-mail alert service

Local Government Association
Represents councils in England and Wales. Factsheets, events, meetings, publications, and its work at Westminster are all here

Local Government Information Unit
Information about local government, including how to become a councillor, best value, financing and links to groups for health and education

Local Government International Bureau
The LGA's representative arm in Europe. Contains news, advice on policy on good practice, bookshop and discussion forums

Local Government Task Force
Set up to promote the Rethinking Construction agenda within local government, the site offers news, publications, events, demonstrations and a directory of useful links

National Association of Local Councils
Offers information on best practice and policy issues, legislation, news, press releases, county associations and member services

Local Government Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
News, speeches and a list of publications as well as links to the old DTLR. The aims and objectives and a performance report are also available

Public Private Partnership Programme
The local government public-private partnerships body, offering information on PPPs, an overview of current projects and an events diary

Society of Purchasing Officers in Local Government
A regularly updated news list, diary, a searchable database for the common procurement vocabulary and reports

The Central and Local Government Information Partnership (CLIP)
Joint statistical body that eases the flow of information between local and central government. Covers census, deprivation, education, housing, labour market, population, planning, social services and transport statistics

Welsh Local Government Association
Publications, meetings details, news, events and policies, among others, are available on this bilingual site