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Procurement options available from the Crown Commercial Service for the public sector.
Your purchasing strategy must show you’ve considered commercial and technology aspects, and contractual limitations.
Resources to help you buy goods and services for your school, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations.
How to account for VAT if you're a supplier and accept purchasing cards, or a business that buys goods and services using a purchasing card.
How to check if an ivory item you are buying or hiring has been correctly registered or certified, and how to register as a new owner.
Use a Department for Education (DfE) approved framework agreement to help you buy goods and services for your school.
Directives, regulations, policies and guidance relating to the procurement of supplies, services and works for the public sector.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
Guidance for UK exporters on the process of exporting nuclear and dual-use goods and services covered by the Procurement Channel.
Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
Guidance and promotional material for education organisations on buying goods and services from the Crown Commercial Service.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for office paper and envelopes: bleaching, recycled content, mill broke content.
Controls on the brokering of goods that could be used as parts or accessories for weapons of mass destruction and need an export licence.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for performance standards of water consumption rates for systems that use water.
Guide for overseas investors on how to access NHS procurement channels.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
How to use VAT margin schemes - records you need to keep, invoicing and VAT return reporting
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
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