Audit Commission

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

OGC Buying.Solutions - The Government's leading procurement services organisation 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 - The agency tasked with establishing Public Private Partnerships and Private Finance Initiatives to deliver public services and infrastructure.

Audit Scotland - Services the Accounts Commission and Auditor General to ensure that public sector bodies in Scotland make effective use of public funds

Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply - UK based international education and qualification body representing purchasing and supply chain professionals.

Tenders Direct - Searchable database of government tenders and contracts in the UK and Europe. Procurement news and European Directives

Government Purchasing Agency - Northern Ireland - An agency within the Department of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland), the Government Purchasing Agency (GPA) provides a procurement service to public sector organisations.

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy - CIPFA is the main authority on accountancy and financial management for the public services in the UK.

Office of Government Commerce, 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

myTenders - 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)

Defence Equipment and Support - One of the Government's biggest procurement bodies, each year DES buys over £5 billion of new equipment and initial spares to equip the Armed Forces.

National Audit Office - 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.

Supply2.gov.uk - Government-backed service designed specifically to give companies easy access to lower-value contract opportunities (typically worth under £100,000) offered by the public sector.

Scottish Procurement Directorate - 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.

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency - 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.

Suppliers guide for selling to HM Revenue & Customs - Information for suppliers wanting to sell their products and services to HMRC.

Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform: Procurement - Information and opportunities about supplying the goods and services required by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

PPPBulletin - Portal for Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public Private Partnerships

BiP Solutions Ltd. - Publishes OJEC, public sector contracts and tenders, supply e-tendering and e-procurement systems, event management services, web design and web hosting under GTC framework.