FTS Eligible Users

Classification of geographical areas and contracting authorities referred to in Find a Framework notices:

List of Contracting Authorities can be found in the Office for National Statistics’ Public Sector Classification Guide – see the ‘Central Government’ worksheet in the ‘Public Sector Classification Guide’ spreadsheet found at:

Public sector classification guide 

 

UK/United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The UK Government and its Offices, including the Houses of Parliament.

The Royal Households.

Administrative Regions of the United Kingdom: All Local Government administered regions of the United Kingdom including.

Regions in England: Reference may be made to the 9 highest tier of Regions:- East Midlands, West Midlands; East of England; South East; South West; North West; North East; Yorkshire & Humber; London, or to individual administering Councils.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/7448/1622442.pdf

Including the department of Transport, including all of its regions and the newly formed Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

The London Mayors Office and all regional mayors’ offices.  

Northern Ireland: Administered across 26 Districts of Northern Ireland:

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland

Northern Ireland Public Bodies

Northern Ireland Government Departments

Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies & Local Authorities

Schools in Northern Ireland

Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland

Hospitals

Boards

Scotland: Administered across 32 Council areas:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-local-government-financial-statistics-2010-11/pages/1/

Scottish Public Bodies

Scottish Government

Scottish Local Authorities

Scottish AGENCIES, NDPBs

Scottish NHS Bodies

Scottish Further & Higher Education Bodies

Scottish Police

Scottish Fire & Rescue

Scottish Housing Associations

Scottish Parliament

The Scotland Office

Scotland Citizen Advice

 

Wales: Administered across 22 Council areas:

https://gov.wales/find-your-local-authority

Welsh Public Bodies

 

National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government & Welsh Local Authorities

Government

Councils

NHS Wales

NHS Wales GP Practices 

 

Local Authority Councils 

County, Unitary, District, Borough, and Metropolitan Councils (Parish and Community Councils are also permissible users) – please refer to the links in the relevant Sections above entitled: Regions in England; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales 

https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council

 

Educational Establishments: Nursery School, Primary School, Middle or High School, Secondary School, Academy, Special School, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), Further Education College, University.

Schools in England

https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england
Educational Establishments in England and Wales: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130103065241/http://education.gov.uk/edubase/search.xhtml?clear=true

Scottish Schools Online: 

https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/my-school/choosing-a-school/

Wales:

https://www.gov.wales/address-list-schools

Schools Database Northern Ireland: https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/information-school-types-northern-ireland


Academies

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development

Universities and Colleges

 

https://www.gov.uk/check-university-award-degree
http://www.university-list.net/uk/universities-1000.html
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/about/Pages/member-institutions.aspx

https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/overview

https://www.aoc.co.uk/about-colleges/research-and-stats/key-further-education-statistics

Police, Fire & Rescue & Maritime & Coastguard Agency Emergency Services:

https://www.psni.police.uk/about-us/local-policing

https://www.nifrs.org/home/about-us/your-area/#:~:text=NIFRS%20is%20divided%20into%204,Headquarters%20is%20situated%20in%20Lisburn. 

http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx

https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-us/

https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/

https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

https://apccs.police.uk/about-the-apcc/

 

NHS Bodies, the HSC (Northern Ireland) and Ambulance Services:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-services#A
https://www.hscni.net/
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure

https://aace.org.uk/uk-ambulance-service/

Non-Departmental Public Bodies:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

Registered Charities
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx
http://www.oscr.org.uk/
http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/

Registered Social Landlords:
Government-funded, not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable housing. They include housing associations, trusts and cooperatives.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing

https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/landlord-performance

https://gov.wales/housing

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations

 

All 700 plus current members of Procurement for Housing (PfH) and any future members, details of current membership for PfH can be found here.

The member organisations above are located throughout the UK, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

National Parks Authorities:
https://www.nationalparks.uk/

Hospices in the UK:
https://www.hospiceuk.org/

Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm
http://www.cas.org.uk
http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/

Other Public sector buying organisations and their members: 

 

Other organisations: 

Any other corporation established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together, for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and
(i) financed wholly or mainly by another Contracting Authority(s) listed above;
(ii) subject to management supervision by another Contracting Authority(s) listed above; or
(iii) more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, are appointed by another Contracting Authority(s) listed above;
(iv) an association of or formed by one or more of the Contracting Authority(s) listed above.