The Procurement Regulations 2024

Schedule 2 Central government authorities

Regulation 44 Central government authorities Lead authority | Related authority (1) | (2) Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Armagh Observatory Armagh Planetarium Arts Council of Northern Ireland Attorney General’s Office | Government Legal Department Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Belfast Metropolitan College Cabinet Office | Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Boundary Commission for England Crown Commercial Service Charity Commission The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice Comhairle na Gaelscolaiochta Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland Commissioner for Victims and Survivors Community Relations Council Construction Industry Training Board – Construction Skills NI Corporate Officer of the House of Commons Corporate Officer of the House of Lords Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment Crown Estate – Vote Expenditure Only Crown Prosecution Service Department for Business and Trade | Competition Appeal Tribunal Competition and Markets Authority Competition Service Office of Manpower Economics Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Arts Council England British Library British Museum The Gambling Commission Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as “Historic England”) Imperial War Museum National Gallery National Maritime Museum National Portrait Gallery Natural History Museum Board of Trustees of the Science Museum (known as “Science Museum Group”) Tate Gallery Victoria and Albert Museum Wallace Collection Department for Education | Office for Students Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Oil and Gas Authority (known as “North Sea Transition Authority”) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Natural England Plant Variety Rights Office Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . . . Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | Intellectual Property Office Meteorological Office (known as “Met Office”) UK Research and Innovation Department for Transport | Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Highways Company Ltd (known as “National Highways”) Department for Work and Pensions | Office of Nuclear Regulation Social Security Advisory Committee Pensions Regulator Department of Health and Social Care | NHS Business Services Authority NHS Commissioning Board (known as “NHS England”) NHS Trusts NHS Foundation Trusts Education and Library Boards Education Authority Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Exceptional Circumstances Body Export Credits Guarantee Department (known as “UK Export Finance”) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Wilton Park General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland Government Actuary’s Department Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority Home Office | HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services ILEX Urban Regeneration Company Limited Invest Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency Lay Observer for Northern Ireland Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland Local Government Staff Commission Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation Middletown Centre for Autism Ministry of Defence | Defence Equipment & Support Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministry of Justice | Court of Appeal (England and Wales) Employment Appeals Tribunal Employment Tribunals First-tier Tribunal His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service Law Commission Legal Aid Agency – England and Wales Office of the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts and the Public Trustee Office of the Public Guardian Parole Board UK Supreme Court Upper Tribunal The National Archives National Audit Office National Museums Northern Ireland National Savings and Investments North West Regional College Northern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Northern Ireland Environment Agency Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency Northern Ireland Housing Executive Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission Northern Ireland Law Commission Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission Northern Ireland Library Authority Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency Northern Ireland Ministers | Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland Attorney General for Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Department for Communities Department for the Economy Consumer Council Northern Ireland (with respect only to the functions transferred from the National Consumer Council which were themselves transferred from the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council) Department of Education Department of Finance Department of Health Department for Infrastructure Department of Justice Coroners Service County Courts Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Crown Court Enforcement of Judgements Office Forensic Science Northern Ireland Legal Service Agency Northern Ireland Magistrates’ Courts Pensions Appeals Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Police Service of Northern Ireland Probation Board for Northern Ireland Office of the Social Security Commissioners and Child Support Commissioners (Northern Ireland) State Pathologist’s Department Executive Office Northern Ireland Museums Council Northern Ireland Office | Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Policing Board Northern Ireland Policing Fund Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman Northern Ireland Screen Northern Ireland Social Care Council Northern Ireland Tourist Board Northern Ireland, Department for Social Development Northern Regional College . . . | . . . Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Patient and Client Council Planning and Water Appeals Commission Police Ombudsman Northern Ireland Police Retraining and Rehabilitation Trust Postal business of the Post Office Privy Council Office Public Service Commission for Northern Ireland Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well Being Regional Business Services Organisation Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd HM Revenue and Customs Revenue Scotland Royal Hospital, Chelsea Royal Mint RUC George Cross Foundation Rural Payments Agency The Scotland Office Scotland, Auditor-General Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Scotland, National Records of Scotland Scotland, Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer Scotland, Registers of Scotland The Scottish Ministers | Architecture and Design Scotland Crofting Commission Lands Tribunal for Scotland National Galleries of Scotland National Library of Scotland National Museums of Scotland Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council Scottish Law Commission Special Health Boards Health Boards The Office of the Accountant of Court High Court of Justiciary Court of Session HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Parole Board for Scotland Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Scotland) Scottish Land Court Sheriff Courts Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Police Authority First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Upper Tribunal for Scotland Historic Environment Scotland The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust South Eastern Regional College South West College Southern Health and Social Care Trust Southern Regional College Sport NI Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards Statistics Advisory Committee Stranmillis University College Strategic Investment Board HM Treasury | United Kingdom Debt Management Office UK Statistics Authority | Office for National Statistics Ulster Supported Employment Limited Victims and Survivors Service Ltd The Wales Office – Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Western Health and Social Care Trust Youth Council for Northern Ireland