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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS TO COVERAGE 
UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT  2012  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM  
Proposed Modifications to Annexes 1, 2 , 3 and 7 of Appendix I of the United Kingdom  under  
the GPA 2012 notified pursuant to Article XIX:1 of the GPA 201 2 
The following communication  dated 12 March 2021  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United Kingdom.  
 
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Notifying Party  THE UNITED KINGDOM  
Legal Basis   Article XIX:1(a) of the GPA  2012 
 Article XIX:1(b) of the GPA  2012 
Annexes of 
Appendix I 
affected  • Central Government Entities (Annex 1)  
• Sub-Central Government Entities (Annex 2)  
• Other Entities (Annex 3)  
• General Notes (Annex 7)  
Description of the proposed modification s: 
Pursuant to Article XIX, paragraph 1 (a) and 1 (b) of the Agreement on Government Procurement 
2012 (hereinafter referred to as " GPA 2012 "), the Government of the United Kingdom hereby 
notifies the Committee on Government Procurement of the following proposed modifications 
relating to Annex 1, 2 , 3 and 7  to Append ix I to the GPA 2012 . 
These modifications are necessary to reflect the current configuration of the U nited Kingdom 's 
public sector. Further explanations of these changes are provided below . 
ANNEX 1 – CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
LIST OF ENTITIES  
1) Deletion of footnote 1 "Where the functions of an entity listed in this Annex have been or 
are transferred to another entity, which is itself a contracting authority, the successor 
entity shall be deemed to be included in this Annex."  
• As the U nited Kingdo m has updated the list of entities in Annex 1, this footnote 
is no longer required and has been deleted.  
LIST OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES  
2) Move "Boundary Commission for England " to under "Cabinet Office ". 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Boundary Commission for England " is an advisory non -departmental public 
body. On 2 June 2010 the responsibility for the "Boundary Commission for 
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 "Boundary Commission for England " has been moved to under Cabinet Office on 
the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 2.2 of Annex 1 in Attachment  B). 
3) Deletion of "Central Office of Information " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Central Office of Information " was a non -ministerial department operating 
as a trading fund, the Central Office of Information Trading Fund. The Central 
Office of Information Trading Fund ceased to exist by virtue of the Central Office 
of Information Trading Fund (Revocatio n) Order 2011. The functions of the 
Central Office of Information were transferred to the Cabinet Office.  
• Therefore, "Central Office of Information " has been deleted. "Cabinet Office " is 
already included on the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No.  2 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment  B) 
4) Deletion of  "Crown Estate Commissioners - Vote Expenditure Only " 
Insertion of "Crown Estate  – Vote Expenditure Only " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Crown Estate Commissioners are board members of the Crown Estate. The 
Crown Estate is a statutory corporation established by the Crown Estate Act 1961 
sponsored by HM Treasury.  
• Therefore, "Crown Estate Commissioners - Vote Expenditure Only " has been 
changed on the Annex 1 list to "Crown Estate - Vote Expenditure Only " to ref lect 
the statutory corporation rather than its board members . (See entity No.  4 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment  B) 
5) Deletion of  "Department for Business, E nergy  and Regulatory Reform " 
Insertion of  (i) "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy "; (ii) 
"Department for International Trade" ; (iii) "Nuclear Decommissioning Authority" (under 
"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"); and  (iv) "Oil and Gas 
Authority" (under "Depar tment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy")  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the "Department for Business, Energy  and Regulatory Reform " 
were transferred to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills under the 
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009. Most of the 
functions of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills were then 
transferred to the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " 
under the Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for 
International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of 
Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016,  which gave effect to several 
machinery of government changes that occurred in July 2016. However, the trade 
functions originally carried out by the Department for Business, Enterprise and 
Regulatory Reform were transferred to the "Department for Internati onal Trade " 
under the same 2016 order. In summary, the functions of the "Department for 
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform " have now been transferred to the 
"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " and the "Department 
for Internati onal Trade ". 
• The "Nuclear Decommissioning Authority " was established in 2004 under  
Section 1 Energy Act 2004 for the purpose of cleaning up and decommissioning 
the United Kingdom's  civil nuclear sites.  
• The "Oil and Gas Authority " was established as a Gove rnment Company in 2016 
under Section 1 Energy Act 2016 to regulate, influence and promote the United 
Kingdom's  oil and gas industry.  
• Therefore, "Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform " has been 
deleted and "Department for Business, Energy  and Industrial Strategy ", the 
"Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ", the "Oil and Gas Authority ", and the  
"Department for International Trade " have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See 
entities Nos 6, 6.5, 6.8 and 12 of Annex 1 in Attachment  B) 
6) Deletion of  "Competition Commission " 
Insertion of  (i) "Competition and Markets Authority " (under "Department for Business,  
Energy and Industrial Strategy "); (ii) "Competition Appeal Tribunal"; and (iii) 
"Competition Service".  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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 • The "Competition Commission " was abolished and its functions transferred to 
the newly established  "Competition and Markets Authority " on 1 April 2014 under 
the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.  
• Additionally, the Enterprise Act 2002 established the "Competition Appeal 
Tribunal " (CAT) and the "Competition Service " (which funds, and provides support 
services to, the CAT).  
• Therefore, "Competition Commission " has been deleted and "Competition and 
Markets Authority ", "Competition Appeal Tribunal " and "Competition Service " 
have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of Annex 
1 in Attachment B)  
7) Deleti on of "Gas and Electricity Consumers' Council " 
Insertion of "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 )" (under "Northern Ireland Ministers " 
under "Department for the Economy ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(a) and 1(b) of the G PA 2012  
• The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council (which is the correct name for the 
entity) was abolished under the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 
and was replaced by the National Consumer Council. The National Consumer 
Council was closed in  April 2014 under The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National 
Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading 's Functions in relation 
to Estate Agents etc.) Order 2014.  
• Functions of the National Consumer Council relating to consumer matters in  
Northern Ireland for postal services, were transferred to the General Consumer 
Council for Northern Ireland, a non -departmental public body. The provision of 
advice and information about consumer matters in England, Wales and Scotland 
is now carried out b y two charities; The National Association Of Citizens Advice 
Bureaux  (known as "Citizens Advice ") and the Scottish Association Of Citizens 
Advice Bureaux (known as "Citizens Advice Scotland "). Government control or 
influence over the entity 's covered procurement has been effectively eliminated.  
• Therefore, "Gas and Electricity Consumers' Council " has been deleted and 
"Consumer Council Northern Ireland (with respect only to the functions 
transferred from the National Consumer Council which wer e themselves 
transferred from the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council) " has been added to 
the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.5.1.  of Annex 1 in Attachment B)   
8) Deletion of "Department for Children, Schools and Families " 
Insertion of "Department for Education " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the "Department for Children, Schools and Families " were 
transferred to the newly formed "Department for Education " under the Secretary 
of State for Education Order 2010.  
• Therefore, "Department for Children, Schools and Families " has been deleted and 
"Department for Education " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity  
No. 7 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
9) Deletion of "Department of Communities and Local Government " 
Insertion of "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government " 
• Legal basis: XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department of Communities and Local Government's functions were 
transferred to the "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government " in 
2018 under The Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Housing, 
Communities and Local Government and Transfer of Functions (Commonhold 
Land) Order 2018.  
• Therefore, "Department of Com munities and Local Government " has been deleted 
and "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government " has been added 
to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity  No. 8 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)   
10) Deletion of "Rent Assessment Panels " 
Insertion of  (i) "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice "); (ii) "Upper Tribunal " 
(under "Ministry of Justice "); (iii) "First-tier Tribunal for Scotland " (under "Scottish 
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 • Legal bas is: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Functions of the "Rent Assessment Panels " in England were transferred to the 
Property Chamber of the "First-tier Tribunal " and the Lands Chamber of the 
"Upper Tribunal ", part of HM Courts and Tribunals Service following the transfer 
of functions of a number of individual tribunals into the First -tier and Upper 
Tribunal which were created by the  Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. 
Functions of the "Rent Assessment Panels " in Scotland were transferred to T he 
"First-tier Tribunal for Scotland " (Housing and Property Chamber) on 1 December 
2016 as part of the changes introduced by the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. The 
"Rent Assessment Committee (Wales )" still exist in Wales.  
• Therefore, "Rent Assessment Panels " has been deleted and "First-tier Tribunal ", 
"Upper Tribunal ", "First-tier Tribunal for Scotland " and "Rent Assessment 
Committee (Wales )" have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities  Nos 23.4, 
23.12, 46.23 and 50.5 in Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
11) Deletion of "Department for Culture, Media and Sport "  
Insertion of "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Department for Culture, Media an d Sport " was renamed the "Department 
for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport " in 2017 to reflect its new responsibility for 
the digital economy. The Transfer of Functions (Digital Government) Order 
2018/526 transferred the relevant functions under the Digital Economy Act 2017 
from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Secretar y of State for Digital, 
Culture, Media and Sport.  
• Therefore, "Department for Culture, Media and Sport " has been deleted and 
"Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport " has been added to 
the Annex  1 list. (See No. entity 9 in Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
12) Deletion of "Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment " 
Insertion of "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment " was abolished by 
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Dissolution) Order 
2012. Its property, rights and liabilities were transferred to the "Department for 
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ". 
• Therefore, the "Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment " has been 
deleted and "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport " has been added 
to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 9 in Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
13) Deletion of "Historic Buildings a nd Monuments Commission for England - English 
Heritage " 
Insertion of "Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as 
"Historic England" )" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(a) and 1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• In 2015 English Heritage split into two parts: the English Heritage Trust (known 
as "English Heritage ") and the "Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for 
England (known as "Historic England" )". 
• The English Heritage Trust ceased to be a non -departmental public body and 
became a charity kno wn as "English Heritage ". Government control or influence 
over the charity 's covered procurement has been effectively eliminated.  
• Historic England continues to be a non -departmental public body of the 
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.  
• There fore, "Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England - English 
Heritage " has been deleted and "Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission 
for England (known as "Historic England" )" has been added to the Annex 1 list.  
(See entity No. 9.5 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
14) Deletion of "Museums, Libraries and Archives Council " 
Insertion of "Arts Council England " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Museums, Libraries and Archives Council " closed in May 2012. Its functions were 
earlier transferr ed to "Arts Council England " and "The National Archives " on  
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 • Therefore, the "Museums, Libraries and Archives Council " has been deleted and 
the "Arts Council  England " has been added to the Annex 1 list. The National 
Archives are already included on the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 9.1 of Annex 1 
in Attachment B)  
15) Deletion of "Science Museum " 
Insertion of "Board of Trustees of the Science Museum (known as "Science Museu m 
Group")  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Science Museum " is now operated by the Science Museum Group. The 
Schedule of The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) 
(Amendment) Order 2014 shows that references to the "Science  Museum " now 
refer to the Science Museum Group.  
• Therefore, "Science Museum " has been deleted and "Board of Trustees of the 
Science Museum (known as "Science Museum Group") " has been added to the 
Annex 1  list. (See entity No. 9.11 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
16) Deletion of "Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees " 
Insertion of "Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees (Wales) " (under "Welsh 
Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 abolished, for areas in England, 
Agricultural Dwelling -House Advisory Committees. Their functions in England 
were transferred to local authorities (which are covered by Annex 2) and the 
Committees remain in Wales.  
• Therefore, "Agricultural D welling House Advisory Committees " has been deleted 
and "Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees (Wales) " has been added 
to the Annex 1 list . (See entity No. 50.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
17) Deletion of "Agricultural Land Tribunals " 
Insertion of  (i) "First-tier tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") and (ii) "Agricultural 
Land Tribunal for Wales" (under "Welsh Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• In England, the "Agricultural Land Tribunals " were abolished by the Transfer of 
Tribunal Functions Order 2013. Functions of the tribunals were transferred to the 
"First-tier Tribunal " following the transfer of functions of a number of individual 
tribunals into the First -tier and Upper Tribunal which were created by the 
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. The "Agricultural Land Tribunals " 
remain in Wales.  
• Therefore, "Agricultural Land Tribunals " have been deleted and the "First-tier 
Tribunal " and "Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales " have been added to the 
Annex  1 list. (See entities Nos 23.4 and 50.2 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
18) Deletion of "Agricultural Wages Board and Committees " 
Insertion of "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the  GPA 2012  
• The "Agricultural Wages Board and Committees " for England were abolished in 
2013 under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and its functions 
discontinued. Functions relating to the setting of all minimum wages in England 
are carried out by the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial  Strategy " 
which has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entit y No. 6 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment  B) 
19) Deletion of "Cattle Breeding Centre " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(a) of the GPA 2012  
• The commercial artificial insemination service, formerly carried out by the "Cattle 
Breeding Centre " was transferred to the private sector in two parts in 1990 to 
private companies RSK ADAS Ltd. and Genus Breeding Ltd.  Government control 
or influence over the entity 's covered procurement has been effectively 
eliminated.  
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 20) Deletion of "Countryside Agency " 
Insertion of  (i) "Natural England " and (ii) "Ministry of Housing, Communities and  Local 
Government"  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Countryside Agency " was abolished by the Natural Environment and Rural 
Communities Act 2006. Its functions were transferred to "Natural England ", the 
Commission for Rural Communities, regional development agencies or a Minister 
of the Crown. Natural England was established b y the Natural Environment and 
Rural Communities Act 2006. The Commission for Rural Communities was 
abolished in 2012 by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural 
Communities) Order 2012. Regional development agencies were abolished by the 
Public Bodies Act 2011.  
• While a number of their activities ceased completely, certain functions were 
transferred to the Department for Communities and Local Government and the 
"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ". 
• Therefore, "Countryside Age ncy" has been deleted and "Natural England " and 
"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government " have been added to 
the Annex 1 list. "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs " is already 
on the Annex 1 list.  (See entities  Nos 8, 10 and 10.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment 
B) 
21) Deletion of "Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution " was abolished in 2010. Its 
functions are now undertaken by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural 
Affairs.  
• Therefore, "Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution " has been deleted from 
the Annex 1 list. "Department for Environment, Food and Rural  Affairs"  is already 
on the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 10 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
22) Deletion of "Department of Health " 
Insertion of "Department of Health and Social Care " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Department of Health " was renamed the "Department of Health and Social 
Care" in January 2018. Functions were transferred under The Secretaries of State 
for Health and Social Care and for Housing, Communities and Local Government 
and Transfer of Functions (Commonhold Land) Orde r 2018.  
• Therefore, "Department of Health " has been deleted and "Department of Health 
and Social Care " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity  No. 11 of  
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
23) Deletion of "Dental Practice Board " 
Insertion of "NHS Business Services Authority " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Dental Practice Board " was abolished for England and Wales on 1 April 2006 
under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. 
The functions of the "Dental Practice Board " for England and Wales transferred to 
the "NHS Business Services Authority " under T he General Dental Services, 
Personal Dental Services and Abolition of the Dental Practice Board Transitional 
and Consequential Provisions Order 2006.  
• Therefore, "Dental Practice Board " has been deleted and "NHS Business Services 
Authority " has been added t o the Annex 1 list.  (See entity  No. 11.1 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
24) Deletion of "National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities " 
Insertion of  (i) "NHS Commissioning Board (known as "NHS England ")"; and (ii) 
"NHS  Foundation Trusts"  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Strategic Health Authorities were abolished by the Health and Social Care Act 
2012. Functions were replaced by "NHS Commissioning Board (known as "NHS 
England ")", "NHS Foundation Trusts " and "Clinical Commissionin g Groups ". 
• Therefore, "National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities " have been 
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 Foundation Trusts " have been added to the Annex 1 list. "Clinical Commissioning 
Groups " have been  added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entities Nos 11.2 and 11.4 in 
Annex 1 and entity No. 5 of Annex 2 in Attachment B)  
25) Deletion of "Prescription Pricing Authority " 
Insertion of "NHS Business Services Authority " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Prescription Pricing Authority " was abolished and its functions transferred to 
the National Health Service Business Services Authority under the Special Health 
Authorities Abolition Order 2006.  
• Therefore, "Prescription Pricing Authority " has been dele ted and "NHS Business 
Services Authority " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 11.1 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
26) Deletion of "Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills " 
Insertion of  (i) "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " and (ii) 
"Department for Education"  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the "Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills " were 
transferred to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills under the 
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009. Under the 
Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International 
Trade and fo r Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education 
and Skills) Order 2016 functions of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 
were transferred to other Ministerial Departments. Functions related to education 
and training in adult  detention were transferred to the "Ministry of Justice ", whilst 
higher education, adult education and some other functions were transferred to 
the "Department for Education ". The remainder of the functions originally carried 
out by the "Department for Inn ovation, Universities and Skills " were transferred 
to the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ". 
• Therefore, "Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills " has been deleted 
and "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strate gy" and "Department 
for Education " have been added to the Annex 1 list. "Ministry of Justice " is already 
on the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos 6 and 7 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
27) Deletion of "Higher Education Funding Council for England " 
Insertion of  (i) "Office for Students " (under "Department for Education ") and (ii) "UK 
Research and Innovation " (under "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial 
Strategy ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Higher Education Funding Council for England " closed in March 2018 under 
the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. Its functions were transferred to 
the "Office for Students " and "UK Research and Innovation " (which is an executive 
non-departmental public body sponsored by the "Department fo r Business, 
Energy and Industrial Strategy "). 
• Therefore, "Higher Education Funding Council for England " has been deleted and 
"Office for Students " and "UK Research and Innovation " have been added to 
the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos 7.1 and 6.9 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
28) Deletion of "National Weights and Measures Laboratory " 
Insertion of "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "National Weights and Measures Laboratory " changed its name to the 
National Measurement Office and then to the National Measurement and 
Regulation Office. It was announced in Parliament that The National Measurement 
and Regulation Office was to be brought within the Regulatory Delivery directorate  
in March 2016. The Regulatory Delivery directorate was replaced by the Office for 
Product Safety and Standards in January 2018. The Office of Product Safety and 
Standards is part of the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial 
Strategy ". 
• Therefore,  "National Weights and Measures Laboratory " has been deleted and 
"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " has been added to the 
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 29) Deletion of "Patent Office " 
Insertion of "Patent Office (known as "Intellectual Property Office ")" (under 
"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Intellectual Property Office " is the new operating name for the "Patent 
Office ".  
• Therefore, "Patent Office " has been deleted and Patent Office (known as 
"Intellectual Property Office ") has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity  
No. 6.4 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
30) Deletion of "Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor " 
Insertion of "Government Legal Department " (under "Attorney General's Office ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Treasury Solicitor 's Department became the "Government Legal Department " 
in April 2015 and is sponsored by the "Attorney General's Office ". 
• Therefore, "Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor " has 
been deleted and "Government Legal Department " has been added to the  
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 1.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
31) Deletion of "Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers " 
Insertion of "Attorney General's Office " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers " became the "Attorney General's Office " 
in 2004.  
• Therefore, "Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers " has been deleted and "Attorney 
General's Office " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 1 of  
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
32) Insertion of "Highways England  Company Ltd (known as "Highways England ")" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Highways Agency was originally an executive agency of the Department of 
Transport. These functions were transferred to "Highways England Company Ltd 
(known as "Highways England ")" which is a government owned strategic 
highways company under Section 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015.  
• Therefore, "Highways England Company Ltd (known as "Highways England ")" has 
been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 13.2 of Annex 1 in Attachmen t B) 
33) Deletion of "Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board " was abolished under the Public 
Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013.  
The Board was in practice defunct (its advice not having been sought since 2008) 
with its functions provided by in -house medical advisers to th e Department of 
Work and Pensions.  
• Therefore, "Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board " has been deleted from the 
Annex 1 list. "Department for Work and Pensions " is already on the Annex 1 list.  
(See entity No. 14 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
34) Deletion of  "Independent Tribunal Service " 
Insertion of  (i) "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") and (ii) "Upper Tribunal" 
(under "Ministry of Justice")  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Section 4 of the Social Security Act 1998 created a system of unified appeal 
tribunals, to replace the "Independent Tribunal Service ". The "Independent 
Tribunal Service " was responsible for social security tribunals, along with the 
Pensions Appeal Tribunal , the Industrial Tribunal, the Independent Review 
Service, the Irish Social Welfare Appeals and the Land Registry Tribunal. In its 
place, the Appeals Service was established, which comprised the tribunals 
responsible for the judicial functioning of appeals , headed by a President of Appeal 
Tribunals and an executive agency responsible for the administration of appeals. 
The Appeals Service was transferred to the "First-tier Tribunal " and "Upper 
Tribunal " in 2008 by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 200 8 following the 
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 Upper Tribunal which were created by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 
2007.  
• Therefore, "Independent Tribunal Service " has been deleted and "First-tier 
Tribunal " and "Upper Tribunal " have been added to the Annex 1 list. (See entities 
Nos 23.4 and 23.12 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
35) Deletion of "Medical Boards and Examining Medical Officers - War Pensions " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Responsibility for War Pensions rested in the Department for Health and Social 
Security until 2001, at which point it was transferred to the Ministry of Defence 
(MOD). The War Pensions Agency had responsibility to assess medic al grounds 
for war pensions. In 2006, the War Pensions Agency became the Veterans 
Agency. The Veterans Agency became the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency 
(an executive agency of the MOD) in 2007, but this was abolished to become part 
of the MOD Defenc e Business Services in 2013. The Veterans Agency was 
renamed Veterans UK by virtue of the War Pensions Committees (Amendment) 
Regulations 2017 and remains part of the MOD.  
• Therefore, "Medical Boards and Examining Medical Officers - War Pensions " has 
been deleted.  
36) Deletion of "Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority " 
Insertion of "Pensions Regulator " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority " was replaced by the "Pensions 
Regulator " by the Pensions Act 200 4. 
• Therefore, "Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority " has been deleted and 
"Pensions Regulator " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity  No. 14.2 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
37) Deletion of "Regional Medical Service " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Regional Medical Service " became the Benefits Agency Medical Service. The 
Benefits Agency was merged with the Employment Service in 2001 to form Job 
Centre Plus which was an executive agency under the "Department for Work and 
Pensions " but is now merged with the Department. Therefore, "Regional Medical 
Service " has been deleted . "Department for Work and Pensions " is already on the 
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 14 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
38) Deletion of "Export Credits Guarantee Department " 
Insertion of "Export Credits Guarantee Department (known as "UK Export Finance ")" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• UK Export Finance is the new operating name for the Exports Credits Guarantee 
Department which was established under section 13 of the Export and Investment 
Guarantees Act 1991, which remains in force.  
• Therefore, "Export Credits Guarantee Department " has been deleted and "Export 
Credits Guarantee Department (known as "UK Export Finance ")" has been added 
to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 15 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
39) Deletion of "Foreign and Commonwealth Office "  
Insertion of "Foreign, C ommonwealth and Development Office " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• On 16 June 2020, a merger between the "Department for International 
Development " (DFID) and the "Foreign and Commonwealth Office " (FCO) was 
announced.  
• In September 2020 the functions of the "Foreign and Commonwealth Office " were 
transferred to the "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office " under The 
Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and 
Development Affairs) Order 202 0. 
• Therefore "Foreign and Commonwealth Office " has been deleted and "Foreign, 
Commonwealth and Development Office " (FCDO) has been added to the Annex 1 
list. (See entity No. 16 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
40) Deletion of "Department for International Development " 
Insertion of "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office " GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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 • Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• On 16 June 2020, a merger between the "Department for International 
Development " (DFID) and the "Foreign and Commonwealth Off ice" (FCO) was 
announced.   
• In September 2020 the functions of the "Department for International 
Development " were transferred to the "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 
Office " under The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Foreign, 
Commonwealth and Development Affairs) Order 2020.  
• Therefore "Department for International Development " has been deleted and 
"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office " (FCDO) has been add ed to the 
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 16 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
41) Deletion of "Wilton Park Conference Centre " 
Insertion of "Wilton Park " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Wilton Park Conference Centre " is now named  "Wilton Park ". 
• Therefore, "Wilton Park Conference Centre " has been deleted and "Wilton Park " 
has been added to the Annex 1 list. (See entity No. 16.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment 
B) 
42) Deletion of "HM Inspectorate of Constabulary " 
Insertion of "HM Inspectorate of Constabulary a nd Fire & Rescue Services " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• "HM Inspectorate of Constabulary " is now called "HM Inspectorate of Constabulary 
and Fire & Rescue Services ". 
• Therefore, "HM Inspectorate of Constabulary " has been deleted and "HM 
Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services " has been added to the 
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 19.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
43) Deletion of "House of Commons " and "House of Lords"  
Insertion of (i)  "Corporate Officer of the House of Commons ", (ii) "Corporate Officer of 
the House of Lords ", (iii) "Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body " and (iv) "Restoration and 
Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd"  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The correct name of the legal entities for the "House of Commons " and "House of 
Lords " is the "Corporate Officer  of the House of Commons " and the "Corporate 
Officer of the House of Lords ". 
• The Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019 provi ded for new 
bodies to oversee and deliver restoration works to the Palace of Westminster.  
• Therefore , "House of Commons" and "House of Lords" have been deleted and 
"Corporate Officer of the House of Commons", "Corporate Officer of the House of 
Lords", "Parl iamentary Works Sponsor Body ", and "Restoration and Renewal 
Delivery Authority Ltd" have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos 20, 
21, 31 and 35 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
44) Deletion of "Meteorological Office " known as "Met Office " 
Insertion of "Meteorological Office (known as "Met Office ")" (under "Department for 
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Met Office is the new name for the Meteorological Office. The Met Office 
functions were transferred to the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial 
Strategy " under The Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty 's Land Registry, the 
Meteorological Office  and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011.  
• Therefore, "Meteorological Office " has been deleted and "Meteorological Office 
(known as " Met Office ")" has been added to the Annex 1 list under the 
"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy " as it has a sep arate 
legal personality.  (See entity No. 6.6 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
45) Deletion of "Combined Tax Tribunal " 
Insertion of  (i) "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") and (ii) "Upper Tribunal " 
(under "Ministry of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Combined Tax tribunal " was formed in April 1992, when the administration 
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 was merged, although the jurisdiction of the Commissioners and the Tribunals 
remained separate. The Transfer of Tribunal Functi ons and Revenue and Customs 
Appeal Order 2009 abolishes the Special Commissioners of the Income Tax, the 
VAT and Duties Tribunal, the tribunal established under section 706 of the Income 
and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and the tribunal established under sec tion 704 
of the Income Tax Act 2007. Their functions were transferred the new tribunal 
system following the transfer of functions of a number of individual tribunals into 
the First -tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal which were created by the Tribunals, 
Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.  
• Therefore, "Combined Tax Tribunal " has been deleted and "First-tier Tribunal " and 
"Upper Tribunal " have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos 23.4 and 
23.12 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
46) Deletion of "Council on Tri bunals " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Council on Tribunals " was abolished in 2007 by the Tribunals, Courts and 
Enforcement Act to make way for the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. 
This in turn was abolished by The Public Bodi es (Abolition of Administrative Justice 
and Tribunals Council) Order 2013.  
• Therefore, "Council on Tribunals " has been deleted from the Annex 1 list.  
47) Deletion of "Court of Appeal – Criminal " 
Insertion of "Court of Appeal (England and Wales) " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Court of Appeal – Criminal"  is part of the "Court of Appeal (England and 
Wales) ". 
• Therefore, "Court of Appeal – Criminal" has been deleted and "Court of Appeal 
(England and Wales) " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.1 
of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
48) Deletion of "HMCS Regions, Crown, County and Combined Courts - England and Wales " 
Insertion of "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Her Majesty's Courts Service was merged with the Tribunal Service in 2011 to 
form "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service ", which includes all relevant 
courts. This merger was announced in Parliament in March 2011 as an 
administrative chan ge.  
• Therefore, "HMCS Regions, Crown, County and Combined Courts - England and 
Wales " has been deleted and "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service " has 
been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.5 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
49) Deletion of "Immigration Appellate Authorities " 
Insertion of "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Immigration Appellate Authority, comprised of the Adjudicators and 
Immigration Appeals Tribunal,  was abolished by the Asylum and Immigration 
(Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. Functions were transferred to the 
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal was 
abolished in 2010 and functions were transferred to the "First-tier Tribunal " by 
The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 
following the transfer of functions of a number of individual tribunals into the 
First-tier and Upper Tribunal which were created by the Tribunals, Courts and 
Enforcement Act 2007.  
• Therefore, "Immigration Appellate Authorities " have been deleted and "First-tier 
Tribunal " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.4 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
50) Deletion of "Immigration Adjudicators " 
Insertion of "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Immigration Appellate Authority, comprised of the Adjudicators and 
Immigration Appeals Tribunal, was abolished by the Asylum and Immigration 
(Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. Functions were transferred to the 
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 abolished in 2010 and functions were transferred to the "First-tier Tribunal " by 
The Transfer of Functions of t he Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 
following the transfer of functions of a number of individual tribunals into the 
First-tier and Upper Tribunal which were created by the Tribunals, Courts and 
Enforcement Act 2007.  
• Therefore, "Immigration Adjud icators " has been deleted and "First-tier Tribunal " 
has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.4 of Annex 1 in  
Attachment B)  
51) Deletion of "Immigration Appeals Tribunal " 
Insertion of "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Immigration Appellate Authority, comprised of the Adjudicators and 
Immigration Appeals Tribunal, was abolished by the Asylum and Immigration 
(Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. Functions were transferred to the 
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. The  Asylum and Immigration Tribunal was 
abolished in 2010 and functions were transferred to the "First-tier Tribunal " by 
The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 
following the transfer of functions of a number of individual tribunals into the 
First-tier and Upper Tribunal which were created by the Tribunals, Courts and 
Enforcement Act 2007.  
• Therefore, "Immigration Appeals Tribunal " has been deleted and "First-tier 
Tribunal " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.4 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
52) Deletion of "Lands Tribunal " 
Insertion of "Upper Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Lands Tribunal " was abolished in 2009 and its functions transferred to the 
Upper Tribunal by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and 
Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 following the transfer of functions of a 
number of individual tribunals into the First -tier and Upper Tribunal which were 
created by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.  
• Therefore, "Lands Tribunal " has been deleted and "Upper Tribunal " has been 
added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.12 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
53) Deletion of "Legal Aid Fund - England and Wales " 
Insertion of "Legal Aid Agency - England and Wales " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The correct name of the procuring entity is "Legal Aid Agency - England and 
Wales ", an executive agency of the "Ministry of Justice ". The Legal Aid Agency 
was established following the abolition of the "Legal Services Commission " in the 
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.  
• Therefore "Legal Aid Fund - England and Wales " has been deleted and "Legal Aid 
Agency - England and Wales " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity 
No.23.7 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
54) Deletion of "Office of the Social Security Commissioners " 
Insertion of "Office of the Social Security Commissioner s and Child Support 
Commissioners (Northern Ireland) " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers " under 
"Department of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Office of the Social Security Commissioners " was abolished in 2008 in 
England and Wales. The responsibilities of the Social Security Commissioners 
were transferred to the Upper Tribunal by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions 
Order 2008. In Northern Ireland, the functions are carried out by the "Office of 
the Social Security Commissioner s and Child Support Commissioners (Northern 
Ireland) ". 
• Therefore, "Office of the Social Security Commissioner s" has been deleted and 
"Office of the Social Security Commissioner s and Child Support Commissioners 
(Northern  Ireland) " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.10.12 
of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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 55) Deletion of "Parole Board and Local Review Committees " 
Insertion of "Parole Board " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Local Review Committees were abolished by the Criminal Justice Act 1991. Parole 
Boards still operate within the U nited Kingdom . 
• Therefore, "Parole Board and Local Review Committees " has been deleted and 
"Parole Board " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.10 of  
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
56) Deletion of "Pensions Appeal Tribunals " 
Insertion of  (i) "First-tier Tribunal "; (ii) "Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Scotland) " (under 
"Scottish Ministers "); (iii) "Pension s Appeal s Tribunals (Northern Ireland) " (under 
"Northern Ireland  Ministers " under "Department of Justice "); and (iv) "Scottish Courts 
and Tribunals Service " (under "Scottish Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Pension Appeal Tribunals in England and Wales were abolished and their functions 
were transferred to the "First-tier Tribunal " by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions 
Order 2008 following the transfer of functions of a number of individual tribunals 
into the  First-tier and Upper Tribunal which were created by the Tribunals, Courts 
and Enforcement Act 2007.. Pension Appeal Tribunals remain in Scotland and 
Northern Ireland.  
• Therefore, "Pensions Appeal Tribunals " has been deleted and "First-tier Tribunal ", 
"Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Scotland) " and "Pensions Appeal s Tribunals 
(Northern Ireland) " have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos23.4; 
44.18; and 28.10.9 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
• The "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service " was established in 2008 by the 
Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 to provide, or ensure the provision of, 
the property, services, officers and other staff required for the purposes of 
Scottish Courts and Tribunals. Therefore, "Scottish Courts and Tr ibunals Service " 
has been added to the Annex 1 list . (See entit y No. 44.8 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment  B) 
57) Deletion of "Public Trust Office " 
Insertion of  (i) "Office of the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts and the Public 
Trustee" ; and (ii) "Office of the  Public Guardian " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Public Trust Office's trust work was moved to the Office of the Public Trustee 
in 2001 to create a combined office with the Official Solicitor. At the same time 
the Public Guardianship Office took on its other functions. The Mental Health Act 
2005 replaced the Public Guardianship Office with the Office of the Public 
Guardian.  
• Therefore, Public Trust Office has been deleted and "Office of the Official Solicitor 
to the Senior Courts and the Public Trustee " and "Office of the Public Guardian " 
have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos23.8, and 23.9 of  
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
58) Deletion of "Supreme Court Group - England and Wales " 
Insertion of  (i) "UK Supreme Court" ; and (ii) "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals 
Service"  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 created the "UK Supreme Court " which took 
on functions from the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy  
• Council. The "Supreme Court Group - England and Wales " was responsible for the 
Senior Courts of England and Wales (the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Justice 
and the Crown Court). These now form part of "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals 
Service ". 
• Therefore, "Supreme Court Group - England and Wales " has been deleted and  
"UK Supreme Court " and "Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service " have been 
added to the Annex  1 list.  (See entities Nos23.11 , and 23.5 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
59) Deletion of "Transport Tribunal " 
Insertion of "First-tier Tribunal " (under "Ministry of Justice ") GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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 • Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Transport Tribunal " was abolished in 2009 and its functions were transferred 
to the "First-tier Tribunal " by The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and 
Appeal Panel) Order 2009 following the transfer of functions of a number of 
individual tribunals into the First -tier and Upper Tribunal which were created by 
the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.  
• Therefore, "Transport Tribunal " has been deleted and "First-tier Tribunal " has 
been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 23.4 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
60) Deleti on of "National School of Government " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• In April 2011 the "National School of Government " was brought into the Cabinet 
Office and ceased to be a separate non -ministerial department. "National School 
of Government " was subsequently closed on 31 March 2012 and its key functions 
are now carried out via Civil Service Learning, a part of the Cabinet Office.  
• Therefore, "National School of Government " has been deleted from the Annex 1 
list. "Cabinet Office " is already on th e Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 2 of Annex 1 
in Attachment B)  
61) Deletion of "Northern Ireland Court Service " 
Insertion of "Department of Justice " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Northern Ireland Court Service " was abolished under The Northern Ireland 
Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 
2010.  The functions of the Court Service were transferred to the "Department of 
Justice ". 
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland Court Service " has been deleted and "Department 
of Justice " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.10 of Annex 1 
in Attachment B)  
62) Deletion of "Coroners Courts " 
Insertion of "Coroners Service " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers " under "Department 
of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Coroners Courts " are now referred to as the "Coroners Service ".  
• Therefore, "Coroners Courts " has been deleted and "Coroners Service " has been 
added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.10.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
63) Deletion of "Legal Aid Fund " 
Insertion of "Legal Service Agency Northern Ireland " (under "Northern Ireland 
Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Legal Aid Fund " is now referred to as the "Legal Service Agency Northern 
Ireland ". 
• Therefore, "Legal Aid Fund " has been deleted and "Legal Service Agency Northern 
Ireland " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.10.7 of Annex 1 
in Attachment B)  
64) Deletion of  "Northern Ireland, Department for Employment and Learning " 
Insertion of  (i) "Department for Communities" (under "Northern Ireland Ministers "); and 
(ii) "Department for the Economy " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department for Employment and Learning had its functions transferred to the 
"Department for Communities " and the "Department for the Economy " under The 
Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ire land, Department for Employment and Learning " has 
been deleted and "Department for Communities " and the "Department for the 
Economy " have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos28.4 and 28.5 
of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
65) Deletion of "Northern Irela nd, Department for Regional Development " 
Insertion of "Department for Infrastructure " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
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 • The Department for Regional Development was renamed the "Department for 
Infrastructure " under The Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department for Regional Development " has been 
deleted and "Department for Infrastructur e" has been added to the Annex 1 list.  
(See entity No. 28.9 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
66) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Department for Social Development "  
Insertion of "Department for Communities " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department for Social Development had its functions transferred to the 
"Department for Communities " under The Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 
2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department for Social Develo pment " has been 
deleted and "Department for Communities " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  
(See entity No. 28.4 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
67) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development " 
Insertion of  (i) "Department of Ag riculture, Environment and Rural Affairs" (under  
"Northern Ireland Ministers "); and (ii) "Department for Infrastructure " (under "Northern 
Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development had its functions 
transferred to the "Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs " and 
the "Department for Infrastructure " under The Departments (Transfer of 
Functions) Order (Northern Irelan d) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development " 
has been deleted and "Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs " 
and "Department for Infrastructure " have been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See 
entities Nos 28.3 and 28.9 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
68) Deletion of  "Northern Ireland, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure " 
Insertion of  (i) "Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs" (under    
"Northern Ireland Ministers "); (ii) "Department for Communities " (under "Northern 
Ireland Ministers "); and (iii) "Department for Infrastructure " (under "Northern Ireland 
Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure had its functions transferred to the 
"Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ", the "Department for 
Communities " and the "Department for Infrastructure " under The Departments 
(Transfer of Functio ns) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure " has been 
deleted and "Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ", 
"Department for Communities " and "Department for Infrastructure " have been 
added to the  Annex  1 list. (See entities Nos28.3, 28.4 and 28.9 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
69) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment " 
Insertion of "Department for Communities " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment had its functions transferred 
to the "Department for Communities " under The Departments (Transfer of 
Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment " 
has been deleted and "Department for Communities " has been added to the 
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.4 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
70) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Department of the Environment " 
Insertion of  (i) "Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs" (under  
"Northern Ireland Ministers "); (ii) "Department for Infrastructure " (under "Northern 
Ireland Ministers ") and (iii) "Department for Communities " (under "Northern Ireland 
Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department of Environment had its functions transferred to the "Department 
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 and the "Department for Infrastructure " under The Departments (Transfer of 
Functions) Order (Nor thern Ireland) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department of the Environment " has been deleted 
and "Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ", "Department for 
Communities " and "Department for Infrastructure " have been added to the Annex  
1 list.  (See entities Nos28.3, 28.4 and 28.9 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
71) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Department of Finance and Personnel " 
Insertion of "Department of Finance " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012 
• The "Northern Ireland, Department of Finance and Personnel " was renamed the 
"Department of Finance " under the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Department of Finance and Personnel " has been 
deleted and "Department of Finance " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See 
entity No. 28.7 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
72) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety " 
Insertion of "Department of Health " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Northern Ireland, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety " 
was renamed the "Department of Health " under the Departments Act (Northern 
Ireland) 2016.  
• There fore, "Northern Ireland, Department of Health, Social Services and Public 
Safety " has been deleted and "Department of Health " has been added to the 
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.8 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
73) Deletion of "Northern Ireland, Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister " 
Insertion of "Executive Office " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Northern Ireland, Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister " was 
renamed the "Executive Office " under the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 
2016.  
• Therefore, "Northern Ireland, Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister " 
has been deleted and "Executive Office " has been added to the Annex 1 list . (See 
entity No. 28.11 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
74) Deletion of "Crown Solicitor's Office " 
Insertion of "Attorney General for Northern Ireland " (under "Northern Ireland 
Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 e stablished a new post of Attorney 
General for Northern Ireland. The Attorney General takes the role previously 
occupied by the Crown Solicitor.  
• Therefore, "Crown Solicitor's Office " has been deleted and "Attorney General for 
Northern Ireland " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.2 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
75) Deletion of "Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland " 
Insertion of "Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Crime and policing were transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive under The 
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2010. Public 
Prosecutions for Northern Ireland now sits under the "Public P rosecution Service 
for Northern Ireland " which was formed by the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 
2002. This is a non -ministerial department.  
• Therefore, "Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern 
Ireland " has been deleted and "Public Pro secution Service for Northern Ireland " 
has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 29.2 of Annex 1 in Attachment 
B) 
76) Deletion of "Forensic Science Laboratory of Northern Ireland " 
Insertion of "Forensic Science Northern Ireland " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers " 
under "Department of Justice ") 
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 • The Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory became an Executive Agency 
of the Northern Ireland Office on 1 September 1995. The name was changed from 
"The Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland " to "Forensic Science Northern 
Ireland " in April 2000. On the 12 April 2010, as a result of the devolution of 
policing and justice in Northern Ireland, Forensic Science Northern Ireland 
became an agency with in the Department of Justice under The Northern Ireland 
Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010.  
• Therefore, "Forensic Science Laboratory of Northern Ireland " has been deleted 
and "Forensic Science Northern Ireland " has been added  to the Annex 1 list.  (See 
entity No. 28.10.6 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)   
77) Move "Police Service of Northern Ireland " to under "Department of Justice " (under 
"Northern Ireland Ministers "). 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Crime and policing were transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive under The 
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2010. The "Police 
Service of Northern Ireland " now sits under the Northern Ireland Department of 
Justice.  
• Therefore, "Police Service of Northern Ireland " has been moved to under 
"Department of Justice " on the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.10.10 of Annex 1 
in Attachment B)  
78) Move "Probation Board for Northern Ireland " to under "Department of Justice "  (under 
"Northern Ir eland Ministers "). 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Crime and policing were transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive under The 
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2010. The 
"Probation Board for Northern Ireland " now sits under the Northern Ireland 
Department of  Justice.  
• Therefore, "Probation Board for Northern Ireland " has been moved to under 
Department of Justice on the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 28.10.11 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
79) Deletion of "State Patholo gist Service " 
Insertion of "State Pathologist's Department " (under "Northern Ireland Ministers " under 
"Department of Justice ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Crime and policing were transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive under The 
Northe rn Ireland Act 1998 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2010. The "State 
Pathologist Service " is now named  the "State Pathologist's Department " and sits 
under the "Department of Justice ". (See entity No. 28.10.13 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
80) Deletion of "Office of Fair Trading " 
Insertion of "Competition and Markets Authority " (under "Department for Business, 
Energy and Industrial Strategy ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Office for Fair Trading was abolished in 2014 and the majority of its functions 
transferred to the "Competition and Markets Authority " by the Enterprise and 
Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and 
Saving Provisions) Or der 2014.  
• Therefore, "Office of Fair Trading " has been deleted and "Competition and Markets 
Authority " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 6.2 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
81) Deletion of "Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health 
Service Commissioners " 
Insertion of "Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman " is the new combined operating 
name for the "Office of the Par liamentary Commissioner for Administration and 
Health Service Commissioners ". It combines the two statutory roles of 
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (the Parliamentary Ombudsman) 
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 powers are set out in the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 and the Health 
Service Commissioners Act 1993, and these remain in force.  
• Therefore, "Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and 
Health Service Commissioner s" has been deleted and "Parliamentary and Health 
Service Ombudsman " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 31 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
82) Deletion of "Paymaster General's Office " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the Office of the Paymaster General were transferred to the HMRC 
Commissioners in 2008 by The Transfer of Functions (Office of Her Majesty 's 
Paymaster General) Order 2006. These functions are exercised by the 
Government Banking Service which is a part of "HM Revenue and Customs ". 
• Therefore, "Paymaster General's Office " has been deleted from the Annex 1 list. 
"HM Revenue and Customs " is already on the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 34 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
83) Deletion of "Public Record Office " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Public Record Office ", the Royal Commission of Historical Manuscripts, her 
Majesty 's Stationery Office and the Office of Public Sector Information were 
brought together in April 2003 to form "The National Archives ".  
• Therefore, "Public Record Office " has been deleted from the Annex 1 list. "The 
National Archives " is already included on t he Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 24 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
84) Deletion of "The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Public Bodies (Merger of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director 
of Revenu e and Customs Prosecutions) Order 2014 abolished "The Revenue and 
Customs Prosecutions Office " and transferred its functions to the Director of Public 
Prosecutions. The Director of Public Prosecutions is the head of the Crown 
Prosecution Service.  
• Therefore , "The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office " has been deleted from 
the Annex 1 list. "Crown Prosecution Service " is already on the Annex 1 list.  (See 
entity No. 5 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
85) Deletion of "Scotland, General Register Office " and "Keeper of the Records of Scotland " 
Insertion of "Scotland, National Records of Scotland " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• In April 2011 the General Register Office was merged with the National Archives 
of Scotland to form National Records of Scotland.  
• As part of this merger the role of the "Keeper of the Records of Scotland " is now 
held by the Chief Executive of National Rec ords of Scotland but is not a public 
body.  
• Therefore, "Scotland, General Register Office " and "Keeper of the Records of 
Scotland " have been deleted and "Scotland, National Records of Scotland " has 
been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 40 of Annex  1 in Attachment B)  
86) Deletion of "Crofters Commission " 
Insertion of "Crofting Commission " (under "Scottish Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Crofters Commission " was renamed the Crofting Commission under the 
Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.  
• Therefore, "Crofters Commission " has been deleted and "Crofting Commission " 
has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 44.2 of Annex 1 in  
Attachment B)  
87) Deletion o f "Deer Commission for Scotland " 
Insertion of "Scottish Natural Heritage " (under "Scottish Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Deer Commission for Scotland " was dissolved under Section 1 of the Public 
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 the "Deer Commission for Scotland " were transferred to "Scottish Natural 
Heritage ".  
• Therefore, "Deer Commission for Scotland " has been deleted and "Scottish 
Natural Heritage " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 44.21 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
88) Deletion of "Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland " 
Insertion of "Historic Environment Sc otland " (under "Scottish Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland 's 
activities were taken on by a new body, Historic Environment Scotland, created 
under the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014.  
• Therefore, "Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of 
Scotland" has been deleted and  "Historic Environment Scotland " has been added 
to the Annex 1 list but this is to be confirmed.  (See entity No. 46.25 of Annex 1 
in Attachment B)  
89) Deletion of "Community Health Partnerships " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of "Community Health Partnerships " were integrated into Health 
and Social Care Partnerships as part of the integration of health boards and 
councils in Scotland under the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.  
• The functions of "Community Health Partnerships " were taken over by "Health 
Boards " which  are already  on the GPA list (under "Scottish Ministers "). (See entity 
No. 46.12 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
90) Deletion of "Scottish Police Services Authority " 
Insertion of "Scottish Police Authority " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 abolished the "Scottish Police 
Services Authority " and established the "Scottish Police Authority " and transferred 
the functions of the "Scottish Police Services Authority " to the "Scottish Police 
Authority ". 
• Therefore, "Scottish Police Services Authority " has been deleted and "Scottish 
Police Authority " has been added to the Annex 1 list . (See entity No. 44.22 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
91) Deletion of "Office of the Social Security Commissioners "  
Insertion of "Upper Tribunal for Scotland " (under "Scottish Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Office of the Social Security Commissioners " was abolished in 2008 in 
England and Wales. In Scotland, the functions are carried out by the Upper 
Tribunal.  
• Therefore, "Office of the Social Security  Commissioners"  has been deleted from 
and "Upper Tribunal for Scotland" has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity 
No. 44.24 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
92) Deletion of "The Private Rented Housing Panel and P rivate Rented Housing Committee s"  
Insertion of  (i) "First -tier Tribunal for Scotland" (under "Scottish Ministers "); and "Upper 
Tribunal for Scotland " (under "Scottish Ministers ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the Private Rental Housing Panels and the Private Rental Housing 
Committees were transferred to the First Tier Tribunal of Scotland under The 
"First-tier Tribunal for Scotland " (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented 
Housing Panel) Re gulations 2016 and the "First-tier Tribunal for Scotland " 
(Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 
2016.  
• Therefore, "The Private Rented Housing Panel and Private Rented Housing 
Committees " have been deleted and "First-tier Tribunal for Scotland " and the 
"Upper Tribunal for Scotland " (under "Scottish Ministers ") have been included on 
the Annex 1 list.  (See entities Nos46.23 and 4 6.24 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
93) Deletion of "The Scottish Parliamentary Body Corporate " 
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 • Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The correct name is "The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body ". 
• Therefore, "The Scottish Parliamentary Body Corporat e" has been deleted and 
"The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  
(See entity No. 45 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
94) Delet ion of  "Office of Government Commerce " 
Insertion of "Crown Commercial Service " (under Cabinet Office)  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• Responsibility for the "Office of Government Commerce " and its executive agency, 
Buying Solutions, transferred from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Minister 
for the Cabinet Office in  2010. Following various internal reorganisations, the 
functions of the Office for Government Commerce are now carried out by the 
"Crown Commercial Service ", an executive agency and trading fund under the 
Cabinet Office under the Buying Agency Trading Fund  (Amendment) Orders 2011 
and 2014 respectively.   
• Therefore, "Office of Government Commerce " has been deleted and "Crown 
Commercial Service " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 2.3 of 
Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
95) Deletion of "Local Government Bo undary Commission for Wales " 
Insertion of "Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales " was re -named the 
"Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wale s" under the Local 
Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013.  
• Therefore, "Local Government Boundary Commission  for Wales " has been deleted 
and "Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales " has been added to 
the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 50.5 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
96) Deletion of "Welsh Rent Assessment Panels " 
Insertion of "Rent Assessment Committees  (Wales) " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Rent Assessment Committees  (Wales)" still exist in Wales.   
• Therefore, "Welsh Rent Assessment Panels " has been deleted and "Rent 
Assessment Committee s (Wales) " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity 
No. 50.5 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
97) Deletion of "Valuation Tribunals  - Wales " 
Insertion of "Valuation Tribunal for Wales " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Valuation Tribunals - Wales were renamed the Valuation Tribunal for Wales 
under The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010.  
• Therefore, "Valuation Tribunals – Wales " has been deleted and "Valuation Tribunal 
for Wales " has been added to the Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 50.7 of Annex 1 in 
Attachment B)  
98) Insertion of "Office for Nuclear Regulation " (under "Department for Work and Pensions ") 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1(b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Office for Nuclear Regulation was created in March 2014 under Section 77 of 
the Energy Act 2013 as an independent regulator of the U nited Kingdom's  nuclear 
industry. Therefore, the "Office for Nucle ar Regulation " has been added to the 
Annex 1 list.  (See entity No. 14.1 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
ANNEX 2 – SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
1) Deletion of "Design Council " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• In 2011, the "Design Council " ceased to be a non -departmental public body of the 
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and became a private sector 
charity. An Order amending its Royal Charter and effecting the change was agreed 
at a meeting of the Privy Council on 16th March 2011. Government control or 
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 • Therefore, "Design Council " has been deleted from the Annex 2 list.  
2)  Deletion of "National Research Development Corporation " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• In 1981, the "National Research Development Corporation " merged with the 
National Enterprise Board to form a non -statutory body called the British 
Technology Group. This was given statutory footing through the Bri tish 
Technology Group Act 1991. The British Technology Group was bought from HM 
Treasury by a private company in 1992 and was floated on the London Stock 
Exchange in 1995. Government control or influence over the entity 's covered 
procurement has been effec tively eliminated.  
• Therefore, "National Research Development Corporation " has been deleted from 
the Annex 2 list . 
3) Deletion of "Public Health Laboratory Service Board " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Public Health Laboratory Service Board " was abolished by the Health and 
Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 and its functions taken 
over by the Health Protection Agency in 2003 under the Health Protection Agency 
Act 2004. The Health Protection Agency was abolished by the  Health and Social 
Care Act 2012 and its functions vested in the Secretary of State before being 
assumed by Public Health England an executive agency  of the  Department of 
Health and Social Care  in 2013.  
• Therefore, " Public Health Laboratory Service Board" has been deleted and 
"Department of Health and Social Care" has been added to the Annex 1 list. (See 
entity No. 11 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
4) Deletion of "Commission for the New Towns " 
Insertion of "Homes England " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Commission for the New Towns " was abolished by the Abolition of the 
Commission for the New Towns and the Urban Regeneration Agency (Appointed 
Day and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 under powers granted by the 
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008. This Act also provided powers to transfer 
functions of  the "Commission for New Towns " to the Homes and Communities 
Agency and the "Welsh Ministers ". The Homes and Communities Agency was 
replaced by "Homes England " in January 2018. Homes England is an executive 
non-departmental public body, sponsored by the  "Ministry of Housing, 
Communities and Local Government ".  
• Therefore, "Commission for the New Towns " has been deleted and "Homes 
England " has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 4 of Annex 2 in 
Attachment B)  
5) Deletion of "National Blood Authority " 
Insertion of "NHS Blood and Transplant Service " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the "National Blood Authority " were transferred to the "NHS Blood 
and Transplant Service " by the National Blood Authority and United King dom 
Transplant (Abolition) Order 2005. The "NHS Blood and Transplant Service " is an 
executive non -departmental public body, sponsored by the  "Department of Health 
and Social Care ".  
• Therefore, "National Blood Authority " has been deleted and "NHS Blood and 
Transplant Service " has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 5 of Annex 
2 in Attachment B)  
6) Deletion of "National Rivers Authority " 
Insertion of "Environment Agency " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The functions of the "National Rivers Authority " were transferred to the 
"Environment Agency " by the Environment Act 1995. The  
"Environment Agency " is an executive non -departmental public body, sponsored 
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 • Therefore, "National Rivers Authority " has been deleted and "Environment 
Agency " has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 6 of Annex 2 in 
Attachment B)  
7) Deletion of "Ordnance Survey " 
Insertion of "Ordnance Survey Limited " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012 
• With effect from 1 April 2015, "Ordnance Survey " has operated as a Government 
owned limited company – "Ordnance Survey Limited ". The Ordnance Survey 
Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 2016 closed the Trading Fund and transferred 
its assets to the company .  
• Therefore, "Ordnance Survey " has been deleted and "Ordnance Survey Limited " 
has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 8 of Annex 2 in  
Attachment B)  
8) Deletion of "Financial Services Authority " 
Insertion of "Financial Conduct Authority " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Financial Services Authority " was renamed the "Financial Conduct Authority " 
by the Financial Services Act 2012.  
• Therefore, "Financial Services Authority " has been deleted from and "Financial 
Conduct Authority " has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 9 of  
Annex 2 in Attachment B)  
9) Deletion of "Research Councils " 
Insertion of "UK Research and Innovation " (under "Department for Business, Energy 
and Industrial Strategy ")  
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Research Councils " were abolished in 201 by section 109 of the Higher Education 
and Research Act 2017. Their functions were transferred to "UK Research and 
Innovation " that has  been added to Annex 1 under the "Department for Business, 
Energy and Industrial Strategy " (BEIS).  
• Therefore, "Research Councils" has been deleted and "UK Research and 
Innovation" has been added to the Annex 1 list  (under "Department for Business, 
Energy and Industrial Strategy ). (See entity No. 6.9 of Annex 1 in Attachment B ) 
10) Deletion of "Fire Authorities "  
Insertion of "Fire and Rescue Authorities " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 repealed the Fire Services Act 1947 under 
which fire authorities were created and provided a power to create new fire and 
rescue authorities.  
• Therefore, "Fire Authorities " has been deleted and "Fire and Rescue Authorities " 
has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 4 of Annex 2 in  
Attachment B)  
11) Insertion of "Police and Crime Commissioners " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• Many police authorities were replaced by "Police and Crime Commissioners " by 
Section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. Other police 
forces such as the British Transport Police remain const ituted as Police 
Authorities.  
• Therefore, "Police Authorities " remains on, and "Police and Crime Commissioners " 
has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See entity No. 7 of Annex 2 in  
Attachment B)  
12) Deletion of "National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities " 
Insertion of "Clinical Commissioning Groups " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• Strategic Health Authorities were abolished by the Health and Social Care Act 
2012. Functions were replaced by "NHS Commissioning Board (known as "NHS 
England ")", "NHS Foundation Trusts " and "Clinical Commissioning Groups ".  
• Therefore, "National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities " has been deleted 
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 and "NHS Foundation Trusts " have been added to the Annex 1 list. "Clinical 
Commissioning Groups " has been added to t he Annex 2 list.  (See entities  
Nos 11.2 and 11.4 in Annex 1 and entity No. 5 of Annex 2 in Attachment  B) 
13) Insertion of "Local authorities including unitary authorities, county councils, district 
councils, metropolitan district councils, London boroughs and the City of London " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• Local authorities in the U nited Kingdom  are "bodies governed by public law" and 
are covered by Annex 2.  
• Therefore, local authorities and a list of examples have been added to 
the Annex 2 list. (See entity No. 10 of Annex 2 in Attachment B)  
14) Insertion of "National Park Authorities " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "National Park Authorities " are established under the Environment Act 1995. They 
are "bodies governed by public law" and are covered by Annex 2. There are 15 
National Park Authorities in the U nited Kingdom .  
• Therefore, "National Park Authorities " has been added to the Annex 2 list.  (See 
entity No. 11 of Annex 2 in Attachment B)  
15) Insertion of "Registered providers of social housing " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Registered providers of social housing " in England are independent societies, 
bodies of trustees or companies established for the purpose of providing low -cost 
social housing for people in housing need on a non -profit -making basis.  They are 
"bodies governed by public law ". 
• Therefore, "Registere d providers of social housing " has been added to 
the Annex  2 list. (See entity No. 12 of Annex 2 in Attachment B)  
ANNEX 3 – OTHER ENTITIES  
A. PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT OR DISTRIBUTION OF DRINKING WATER  
1) Deletion of "A water and sewerage authority established by section 62 of the Local 
Government etc (Scotland) Act. 1994 " 
Insertion of "Scottish Water " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• Section 62 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 was repealed by 
Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 asp 3 (Scottish Act) Sch.7 para.23(a) (April 
1, 2002). Section 20 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 asp 3 (Scottish 
Act) established Scottish Water as a body corporate. Section 21 of that Act 
transferred the functions of each of  the new water and sewerage authorities 
(established under section 62 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994) 
to Scottish Water. The new water and sewerage authorities were then dissolved 
by the New Water and Sewerage Authorities Dissolution (Scot land) Order 2002 
(SSI 2002/277).  Scottish Water is a publicly owned company.  
• Therefore, " A water and sewerage authority established by section 62 of the Local 
Government etc (Scotland) Act. 1994 " has been deleted and "Scottish Water " has 
been added to the  Annex 3 list.  (See entity No. A.2 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
2) Deletion of "The Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland) " 
Insertion of "Northern Ireland Water " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Department for Regional Development (now the Department for 
Infrastructure) nominated "Northern Ireland Water " as its successor company for 
the provision of water services in the Water and Sewerage Services (Successor 
Company) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, under powers given by Part X of the 
Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. "Northern Ireland 
Water " is a Government owned company and the statutory water and sewerage 
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 • Therefor e, "The Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland) " has 
been deleted and "Northern Ireland Water " has been added to the Annex 3 list.  
(See entity No. A.3 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
B. PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY  
1) Deletion of "National Grid Electricity Transmission plc " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• The entity that owns the electricity and gas transmission system in 
the United Kingdom  is no longer subject to government control or influence.  
• Therefore, "National Grid Electricity Transmission plc " has been deleted from the 
Annex 3 list.  
2) Deletion of "System Operation Northern Ireland Ltd " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• Since 2009, "System Operations Northern Ireland Ltd " has been part of the 
EirGrid Group. EirGrid plc is the state -owned electric power transmission operator 
in the Republic of Ireland. It is a public limited company and its shares are held 
by the Republic of Ireland's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and 
Environment. "System Operation Northern Ireland Ltd " is therefore no longer 
a United Kingdom  entity.  
• Therefore, "System Operations Northern Ireland Ltd " has been deleted from the 
Annex 3 list.  
3) Deletion of "Scottish & Southern Energy plc " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• "Scottish & Southern Energy plc " is a Scottish energy company. It is a public 
limited company that is not subject to government control or influence.  
• Therefore, "Scotti sh & Southern Energy plc " has been deleted from the Annex 3 
list. 
4) Deletion of "SPTransmission plc " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• "SPTransmission plc " is a wholly owned subsidiary of SP Energy Networks, which 
in turn is owned by Iberdrola, S.A.  It is a public limited company that is not subject 
to government control or influence.  
• Therefore, "SPTransmission plc " has been deleted from the Annex 3 list.  
C. AIRPORT INSTALLATIONS  
1) Deletion of "An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 who has 
the management of an airport subject to economic regulation under Part IV of that Act " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• Part IV of the Airports Act 1986 was revoked by section 76(1) of the Civil Aviation 
Act 2012, which overhauled economic regulation of U nited Kingdom  airports. Part 
I of the Civil Aviation Act 2012 applies a new regulatory scheme to "dominant 
airports " as defined under section 5(1) of the Act. Only two airports (Heathrow 
and Gatwick) are caught by this re ference and both of these airports are fully 
privately owned and are not subject to government control or influence.  
• Therefore, "An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 who 
has the management of an airport subject to economic regula tion under Part IV 
of that Act " has been deleted from the Annex 3 list . 
2) Deletion of "An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ireland) 
Order 1994 " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• The Civil Aviation Act 2012 (and the definition of "dominant airport area " and 
"dominant airport " in section 5 of that Act) also apply to Northern Ireland.  
• Therefore, "An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports (Northern 
Ireland) Order 1994 " has been deleted.  
3) Deletion of "BAA Ltd " 
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 • "BAA Ltd " was bought in 2006 by a consortium led by Spanish construction firm 
Ferrovial. In October 2012 BAA changed its name to Heathrow Airport Holdings 
Ltd after selling G atwick and Stansted Airport. Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd is a 
private limited company and is not subject to government control or influence.  
• Therefore, "BAA Ltd " has been deleted from the Annex 3 list.  
4) Insertion of "London Luton Airport Operations Limited" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• " London Luton Airport Operations Limited" owns Luton Airport. Its majority 
shareholder is Luton Borough Council.  
• Therefore, "London Luton Airport Operations Limited" has b een added to the 
Annex 3 list.  (See entity No. C.3 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
5) Insertion of "Manchester Airport s Holdings L imited " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Manchester Airport s Holdings L imited " is the country 's largest U nited Kingdom -
owned airport operator. It operates three airports - Manchester, London Stansted 
and East Midland. The company has both public and private shareholders. Its 
government shareholders include Manchester City Council (35.5%) and the nine 
other Greater M anchester local authorities (29%).   
• Therefore, "Manchester Airport s Holdings L imited " has been added to the Annex 
3 list.  (See entity No. C.4 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
6) Insertion of " Cornwall Airport L imited" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Cornwall Airport Ltd " operates Cornwall Airport. The company is owned by 
Cornwall  Council.  
• Therefore, "Cornwall Airport Ltd " has been added to the Annex 3 list.  (See entity 
No. C.5 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
D. MARITIME OR INLAND PORT OR O THER TERMINAL FACILITIES  
1) Deletion of "British Waterways Board " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( a) of the GPA 2012  
• The assets and statutory functions of the "British Waterways Board " were 
transferred to the Canal and River Trust by the British Waterways Board (Transfer 
of Functions) Order 2012. The Canal and River Trust is a charitable trust and is 
not subject to government control or influence.  
• Therefore, "British Waterways Board " has been deleted from the Annex 3 list.  
E. CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF URBAN RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, 
TROLLEYBUS OR BUS SERVICES  
1) Deletion of "London Regional Transport " 
Insertion of "London Bus Services L imited" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012 
• The Greater London Authority Act 1999 provided for the incremental transfer of 
London Regional Transport's functions to Transport for London and "London 
Regional Transport's " subsequent abolition. Functions relating to bus services 
were transferred to  "London Bus Services Limited ", a subsidiary of Transport for 
London.   
• Therefore, "London Regional Transport " has been deleted and "London Bus 
Services Ltd " has been added to the Annex 3 list. "Transport for London " is already 
included on the Annex 3 list.  (See entity Nos E.1 and E.3 of Annex 3 in 
Attachment  B) 
2) Deletion of "Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive " 
Insertion of "Strathclyde Partnership for Transport " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• Following the Transfer of Functions from the Strathclyde Passenger Transport 
Authority and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive to the West of 
Scotland Transport Partnership Order 2006, "Strathclyde Passenger Transport 
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 2005, the "Strathclyde Partnership for Transport " was established as one of the 
seven Regional Transport Partnerships in Scotland.  
• Therefore, "Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive " has been deleted an d 
"Strathclyde Partnership for Transport " has been added to the Annex 3 list.  (See 
entity No. E.5 of Annex 1 in Attachment B)  
3) Deletion of "Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive " 
Insertion of "Transport for Greater Manchester " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 abolished the "Greater 
Manchester Passenger Transport Executive ", replacing it with "Transport for 
Greater Manchester ". "Transport for Greater Manchester " is a public body and 
operates as an executive body of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.  
• Therefore, "Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive " has been deleted 
and "Transport for Greater Manchester " has been added to the Annex 3  list. (See 
entity No. E.6 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
4) Deletion of "Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive " 
Insertion of "Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport (trading as "Nexus ")" 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• The "Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive " rebranded in 1996 and now 
trades as "Nexus ". It is run and operated by the North East Combined Authority.  
• Therefore, "Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport " has been deleted and "Tyne and 
Wear Transport (trading as "Nexus ")" has been added to the Annex 3 list.  (See 
entity No. E.7 of Annex 3 in Attachment B)  
5) Deletion of "Brighton Borough Counci l" 
Insertion of "Brighton and Hove City Council " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Brighton Borough Council " was abolished by The East Sussex (Boroughs of 
Brighton and Hove) (Structural Change) Order 1995 and its functions transferred 
to Brighton and Hove Council which was subsequently granted city status by 
Letters Patent dated 31st January 2001.  
• Therefore, "Brighton Borough Council " has been deleted and "Brighton and Hove 
City Council " has been added to the Annex 3 list.  (See entity No. E.8 of Annex 3 
in Attachment B)  
6) Deletion of "South Yorkshire Supertram Limited " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "South Yorkshire Supertram Limited " was previously incorrectly listed in the 
United Kingdom 's Annex 3. It has been a private entity since December 1997.  
• Therefore, "South Yorkshire Supertram Limited " has been deleted from 
the Annex  3 list. 
7) Deletion of "A person who holds a road service licence under section 4(1) of the 
Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular service 
within the meaning of that licence " 
Insertion of "A person who holds a bus operator's l icence under section 4(1) of the 
Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular service 
within the meaning of that licence " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• Section 4(1) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 196 8 was amended by 
section 18(1) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, which renames "road 
service licence " to "bus operator 's licence ". 
• Therefore "A person who holds a road service licence under section 4(1) of the 
Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular 
service within the meaning of that licence " has been deleted and "A person who 
holds a bus operator's licence under section 4(1) of the Transport Act (Northern 
Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to pr ovide a regular service within the 
meaning of that licence " has been added to the Annex 3 list.  (See entity No. E.12 
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 F. CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL SERVICES  
1) Deletion of "Eurotunnel plc " 
• Legal basis: Art. XIX:1( b) of the GPA 2012  
• "Eurotunnel plc " was previously incorrectly listed in the U nited Kingdom 's Annex 
3. From 2008, the company ceased to exist as a result of  a financial restructuring. 
The Channel Tunnel is currently operated by a joint venture comprising the 
Channel Tunnel Group Ltd and Trans Manche S.A.  
• Therefore, "Eurotunnel plc " has been deleted from the Annex 3 list.  
ANNEX 7 – GENERAL NOTES  
1) Rectification of the following typographical errors:  
• "South Teeside" should read "South Teesside"  (See entity No. 1.1.2 of the List 
of Territorial Units in Annex 7);  
• "Antrim and Newtonabbey " should read " Antrim and Newtownabbey"(See entity 
No. 12.1.8 of  the List of Territorial Units in Annex 7); and  
• "Lisburn and Castelreagh" should read "Lisburn and Castlereagh" (See entity 
No. 12.1.9 of the List of Territorial Units in Annex 7)   
Information of the likely consequences of the change for the mutually agreed 
coverage provided for by the Agreement:  
In accordance with Article XIX:1(b)  of the GPA 2012,  the United Kingdom can confirm that the 
modifications proposed do not represent an overall loss of the mutually agreed coverage 
provided under the GPA 2012 . 
Attachments1: 
• Attachment A  to this document shows (in bold, strikeout or underlining) the propos ed 
modification(s ) to the corresponding page s of Annexes 1, 2 , 3 and 7 to Appendix I of 
the United Kingdom  under the GPA  2012. 
• Attachment B  indicates how the relevant page s would appear after the proposed 
modification s have become effective.  
 
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ATTACHMENT A  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:   
Goods      SDR 130,000   
  
Services      SDR 130,000   
  
Construction  Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of entities1: 
1  THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM  
1. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of the European Union, Liechtenstein, 
Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, the Kingdom of the  the Netherlands with respect to Aruba, 
procurement by all central government contracting authorities of the United Kingdom. The list below 
is indicative.  
2. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of Israel; Montenegro; the Republic 
of Moldova; Ukraine; the United States; Canada; Japan; Hong Kong, China, Singapore; Korea; 
Armenia; the Separate C ustoms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; New Zealand and 
Australia, procurement by the following central government contracting authorities.  
2  LIST OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES  
1. Attorney General's Office:  
 1.1. Government Lega l Department.  
2.1.   2. Cabinet Office:  
 2.1.1.  Office of the Parliamentary Counsel;  
2.2.  Central Office of Information;  
 2.2.  Boundary Commission for England;  
 2.3. Crown Commercial Service.  
2.3.   3. Charity Commission;  
2.4.   4. Crown Estate  Commissioners  -– Vote Expenditure Only;  
2.5.   5. Crown Prosecution Service;  
2.6.   6. Department for Business, Energy and  Regulatory Reform Industrial Strategy:  
2. 6.1.  Competition  Commission; Appeal Tribunal;  
2.6.2. Gas and Electricity Consumers' Council ; 
2. 6.3. 2. Competition and Markets Authority;  
 6.3. Competition Service;  
 6.4. Intellectual Property Office;  
 6.5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority;  
 6.6. Meteorological Office (known as "Met Office");  
 6.7. Office of Manpower Economics.;  
 6.8. Oil and Gas Authority ; 
 6.9. UK Research and Innovation.  
2.7.   7. Department for Children, Schools and Families; Education:  
 7.1. Office for Students.  
2.8.   8. Ministry of Housing, Department of Communities and Local Government;  
2.8.1. Rent Assessment Panels.  
2.9.   9. Department for  Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:  
 
1 Where the functions of an entity listed in this Annex have been or are transferred to another 
entity, which is itself a contracting authority, the successor entity shall be deemed to be included in 
this Annex.  
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9.1. Arts Council England;  
9.1. 9.2. British Library;  
2.9.2  9.3. British Museum;  
2.9.3. Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment;  
2.9.4. The Gambling Commission;  
2.9.5 Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as "Historic 
England "); English Heritage;  
2.9.6. Imperial War Museum;  
2.9.7. Museums, Libraries and Archives Council;  
2.9.8 .9.7. National Gallery;  
2.9.9.8. National Maritime Museum;  
2.9.10.9. National Portrait Gallery;  
2.9.10. Natural History Museum;  
2.9.12. 9.11. Board of Trustees of the Science Museum  (known as "Science 
Museum Group "); 
2.9.1312. Tate Gallery;  
2.9.1413. Victoria and Albert Museum;  
2.9.1514. Wallace Collection.  
2.10. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:  
2.10.1.  Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees;  
2.10.2.  Agricultural Land Tribunals;  
2.10.1.  Natural England;  
10.3. Agricultural Wages Board and Committees  
2.10.4.  Cattle Breeding Centre;  
2.10.5.  Countryside Agency;  
2.10.62. Plant Variety Rights Office;  
210.73. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  
2.10.8.  Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.  
2.11. 11. Department of Health  and Social Care : 
2. 11.1.  Dental Practice  Board  NHS Business Services Authority;   
 11.2.  NHS Commissioning Board; (known as "NHS England");  
2.11.2. National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities;  
2.11.3. NHS Trusts  
2.11.4.  Prescription Pricing Authority.  
12. Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills:  
2.1111.4. NHS Foundation Trusts  
12.1.  Higher Education Funding Council for England;  
12.2.  National Weights and Measures Laboratory;  
12.3.  Patent Office.  
Department for International Development;  
2.13.    Department for International  Development Trade;  
2.14.  Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor:  
2.14.1.  Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.  
2.15.  13. Department for Transport:  
2.15.  13.1. Maritime and Coastguard Agency.  
13.2.  Highways England Company Ltd (known as "Highways England ") 
2.16. 14. Department for Work and Pensions:  
2.16.1.  Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board;  
2.16.2.  Independent Tribunal Service;  
2.16.3.  Medical Boards and Examining Medical Officers - War Pensions;  
2.16.4.  Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority;  
2.16.5. Regional Medical Service;  
2.16.6.   14.1 Office for Nuclear Regulation;  
  14.2. Pensions Regulator;  
14.3.  Social Security Advisory Committee.  
2.17.   15. Export Credits Guarantee Department  (known as "UK Export Finance");  
2.18.   16.  Foreign  and, Commonwealth  and Development Office:   
2.18 16.1.  Wilton Park  Conference Centre.  
2.19.   17. Government Actuary's Department;  
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2.21.   19. Home Office:  
2.21 19.1.  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.  
2.22.    20. Corporate Officer of the  House of Commons;  
2.23.   21. Corporate Officer of the  House of Lords;  
2.24.   22. Ministry of Defence:  
2422.1. Defence Equipment & Support;  
24.2.  Meteorological Office.  
2523. Ministry of Justice:  
2.25 23.1.  Boundary Commission for England;  
2.25.2. Combined Tax Tribunal;  
2.25.3. Council on Tribunals;  
2.25.4.  Court of Appeal  – Criminal;  (England and Wales);  
 23.2.25.5.  Employment Appeals Tribunal;  
2.25.6.  23.3. Employment Tribunals;  
2.25.7. HMCS Regions, Crown, County and Combined Courts - England and Wales;  
2.25.8. Immigration Appellate Authorities;  
2.25.9. Immigration Adjudicators;  
2.25.10. Immigration Appeals  23.4.  First-tier Tribunal;  
2.25.11. Lands Tribunal;  
2.25.12.   23.5.  Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service;  
2523.126. Law Commission;  
2.25.13.   23.7. Legal Aid Fund  -Agency  – England and Wales;  
2.25.14.   23.8.  Office of the Social Security Commissioners  Official Solicitor to the 
Senior Courts and the Public Trustee;  
2.25.15 .  23.9.  Office of the Public Guardian;  
 23.10 . Parole Board and Local Review Committees;  
2.25.16. Pensions Appeal Tribunals;  
2.25.17. Public Trust Office;  
25.14.  Office of the Social Security Commissioners;  
2.25.18.  23.11. UK Supreme Court  Group - England and Wales; ; 
2.25.19. Transport  23.12. Upper Tribunal . 
2.26.    24. The National Archives ; 
2.27.    25. National Audit Office;  
2.28.    26. National Savings and Investments;  
2.29.  National School of Government;  
2.30.   27. Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;  
2.31.   28. Northern Ireland  Court Service  Ministers:  
2.31.1.  28.1. Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland;  
 28.2.  Attorney General for Northern Ireland;  
 28.3.  Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;  
 28.4.  Department for Communities;  
 28.5.   Department for the Economy:  
 28.5.1  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).  
 28.6.   Department of Education;  
 28.7.   Depart ment of Finance;  
 28.8.   Department of Health;  
 28.9.   Department for Infrastructure;  
 28.10.  Department of Justice:  
28.10.1.  Coroners  Courts  Service;  
 28.10.2.31.2.  County Courts;  
2.31 28.10.3.  Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice in Northern Irela nd; 
2.31 28.10.4.  Crown Court;  
2.31 28.10.5.  Enforcement of Judgements Office;  
2.31 28.10.6.  Forensic Science Northern Ireland;  
 28.10.7.  Legal  Aid Fund  Service Agency Northern Ireland;  
2.31.7.   28.10.8.  Magistrates' Courts;  GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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2.31.8.  28.10.9.  Pensions Appeals Tribunals.  
2.32.  Northern Ireland, Department for Employment and Learning;  
2.33.  Northern Ireland, Department for Regional Development;  
 2.34.     (Northern Ireland,  Department for Social Development; ); 
 2.35.     28.10.10.  Police Service of Northern Ireland , Department of 
Agriculture and Rural Development;  
2.36.    28.10.11.  Probation Board for Northern Ireland, Department of 
Culture, Arts and Leisure;  
2.37.  Northern Ireland, Department of  Education;  
2.38.  Northern Ireland, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment;  
2.39.  Northern Ireland, Department of the Environment;  
2.40.    28.10.12.  Office of the Social Security Commissioners and Child 
Support  Commissioners (Northern Ireland, Department of Finance and 
Personnel;) ;  
 28.10.13.  State Pathologist's Department.  
 28.11.  Executive Office.  
2.41.    29. Northern Ireland, Department of Health,  Social Services and Public 
Safety; Office:  
2.42.  Northern Ireland, Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister;  
2.43.  Northern Ireland Office:  
2.43.1. Crown Solicitor's Office;  
2.43.2. Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;  
2.43.3. Forensic Science Laboratory of Northern Ireland;  
2.43.4.   29.1.   Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland;  
 29.2. 43.5. Police    Public Prosecution Ser vice of Northern Ireland ; 
2.43.6. Probation Board  for Northern Ireland;.  
2.43.7. State Pathologist Service.  
2.44.  Office of Fair Trading;  
2.4530. Office for National Statistics:  
2.4530.1. National Health Service Central Register.  
Office of the 31. Parliamentary  Commissioner for Administration  Works Sponsor Body;  
2.46.   32. Parliamentary  and Health Service CommissionersOmbudsman;    
2.47. Paymaster General's Office;  
2.4833. Postal Business  business  of the Post Office;  
2.4934. Privy Council Office;  
2.50. Public Record Office;  
35. Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd  
2.5136. HM Revenue and Customs :; 
2.51.1.  The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.  
2.5237. Royal Hospital, Chelsea;  
2.5338. Royal Mint;  
2.5439. Rural Payments Agency;  
2.5540. Scotland, Auditor -General;  
2.5641. Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;  
2.57. Scotland, General Register Office;  
2.5842. Scotland, National Records of Scotland  
2.5943.  Scotland, Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer;  
2.5944. Scotland, Registers of Scotland;  
2.60.    45. The Scotland Office;  
2.61.   46. The Scottish Ministers:  
2.61 46.1.   Architecture and Design Scotland;  
2.61 46.2. Crofters  Crofting Commission;  
2.61.46.3. Deer Commission for Scotland;  
2.61.4.    Lands Tribunal for Scotland;  
2.61.5.   46.4.  National Galleries of Scotland;  
2.61.6.   46.5.  National Library of Scotland;  
2.61.7.   46.6.   National Museums of Scotland;  
2.61.8.   46.7.  Royal Bo tanic Garden, Edinburgh;  
2.61.9.  46.8.   Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service  
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 46.9.   Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council;  
 46.10.  Scottish Law Commission;  
 46.11.  Special Health Boards;  
 46.12.  Health Boards;  
 46.13.  The Office of the Accountant of Court;  
 46.14.  High Court of Justiciary;  
 46.15.  Court of Session;  
 46.16.  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary;  
 46.17.  Parole Board for Scotland;  
 46.18.  Pensions Appeal Tri bunals (Scotland);  
 46.19.  Scottish Land Court;  
 46.20.  Sheriff Courts;  
 46.21.  Scottish Natural Heritage;  
46.22.  Scottish Police Authority;  
46.23.  First-tier Tribunal for Scotland;  
46.24.  Upper Tribunal for Scotland;  
46.25.  Historic Environment Scotland.  
47. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body;  
48. HM Treasury:  
48.1.   United Kingdom Debt Management Office.  
49. The Wales Office - Office of the Secretary of State for Wales;  
50. The Welsh Ministers:  
 50.1.   Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees (Wales);  
 50.2.   Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales;  
50.3  Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;  
 50.4.   Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales;  
 50.5.   Rent Assessment Committee (Wales);  
 50.6.   The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical  Monuments of  
Scotland Wales ; 
2.61.10. Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council;  
2.61.11. Scottish Law Commission;  
2.61.12. Community Health Partnerships;  
2.61.13. Special Health Boards;  
2.61.14. Health Boards;  
2.61.15. The Office of the Accountant of Court;  
2.61.16. High Court of Justiciary;  
2.61.17. Court of Session;  
2.61.18. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary;  
2.61.19. Parole Board for Scotland;  
2.61.20. Pensions Appeal Tribunals;  
2.61.21.  Scottish Land Court;  
2.61.22. Sheriff Courts;  
2.61.23. Scottish Police Services Authority;  
2.61.24. Office of the Social Security Commissioners;  
2.61.25. The Private Rented Housing Panel and Private Rented Housing 
Committees;  
2.61.26. Keeper of the Records of Scotland.  
2.62.  The Scottish Parliamentary Body Corporate;  
2.63.  HM Treasury:  
2.63.1. Office of Government Commerce;  
2.63.2. United Kingdom  Debt Management Office.  
2.64.  The Wales Office - Office of the Secretary of State for Wales;  
2.65.  The Welsh Ministers:  
2.65.1. Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;  
2.65.2. Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales;  
2.65.3. The Royal Commiss ion on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales;  
2.65.4.  50.7.   Valuation  Tribunals -Tribunal for  Wales ; 
2.65.5.  50.8.   Welsh National Health Service Trusts and Local Health  Boards;  
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Notes to Annex 1  
 
1. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of pro curement which are not themselves covered by this Agreement in 
regard of suppliers and services providers from the United States and Canada;  
until such time as the United Kingdom has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal acces s for the United Kingdom goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their 
own procurement markets.  
2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, Korea , 
the US  and Australia  in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider of 
Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises as defined in 
Regulation 112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, until such time as the United 
Kingdom accepts that they  no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain 
domestic small and minority businesses.  
3. "Contracting authorities of the United Kingdom" covers also any subordinated entity of any 
contracting authority of the United Kingdom provided it does not have separate legal personality.  
4. As far as procurement by entities in the field of defence and security is concerned, only non -
sensitive and non -warlike materials contained in the list attached to Annex 4 are covered.  
 
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ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods      SDR 200,000  
 
Services     SDR 200,000  
 
Construction Services   SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. All regional or local contracting authorities.  
a. All contracting  authorities of the administrative units falling under Territorial Units 1, 2 
and 3 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7.  
b. For the purposes of the Agreement, "Regio nal contracting authorities" shall be understood 
as contracting authorities of the administrative units falling under Territorial Units 1 and 2 
as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7.  
c. For the purposes of the Agreement, "Local contracting authorities" shall be understood as 
contracting authorities of the administrative units falling under Territorial Unit 3 as 
described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7 and smaller administrative  units.  
2. All contracting authorities which are bodies governed by public law, f or England, W ales and 
Northern Ireland,  as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, for Scotland, the 
Public Contracts (Scotland) Re gulations 2015 . 
a. "Bodies governed by public law" as defined by the Public Co ntracts Regulations 2015 
means any bodies that have all of the following characteristics:  
i. they are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, 
not having an industrial or commerci al character;  
ii. they have legal personality; and  
iii. they have any of the following characteristics:  
a) they are financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, 
or by other bodies governed by public law;  
b) they are subject to manage ment supervision by those authorities or bodies; or  
c) they have an administrative, managerial or supervisory board; more than half 
of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities or 
by other bodies governed by public law.  
b. "Body governed by public law " as defined by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 
2015 means a body that has legal personality, is established for the specific purpose of 
meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial charact er 
and which:  
i. is financed for the most part by the State, regional or local authorities, or by any other 
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ii. is subject to management supervision by any such authority or body; or  
iii. has an administrative, managerial or supervisory board more than half the members 
of which were appointed by any body referred to in sub -paragraph i.  
c. An indicative list of contracting authorities which are bodies governed by public law follows.  
INDICATIVE LISTS OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE BODIES  
GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW  
Bodies : 
 
1. Design Council;  
21. Health and Safety Executive;  
3. National Research Development Corporation;  
4. Public Health Laboratory Service Board;  
52. Advisory, Conciliation and A rbitration Service;  
6. Commission for the New Towns;  
3. 7. National  Homes England;  
4. NHS Blood  Authority  and Transplant Service  
8. National Rivers Authority;  
5. 9. Environment Agency;  
6. Scottish Enterprise;  
7. 10. Ordnance Survey Limited ; 
8. 11. Financial Services Conduct Authority.  
 
Categories:  
 
1. Maintained schools;  
2. Universities and colleges financed for the most part by other contracting authorities;  
3. National Museums and Galleries;  
4. Research Councils;  
5. Fire and Rescue Authorities ; 
6. National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities;  
5. 7. Clinical Commissioning Groups  
6. Police Authorities;  
7. 8. Police and Crime Commissioners;  
8. New Town Development Corporations;  
9. Urban Development Corporations.   
10. Local authorities including unitary authorities, county councils, district councils, 
metropolitan district councils, London boroughs and the City of London;  
11. National Park Authorities;  
12. Registered providers of social housing.  
Notes to Annex 2  
1. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers, 
services and service providers from the United States;  
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex o f air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
c. procurement by cities -regions listed under Territorial Units 1 and 2 as described in Note 3 
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law covered under this Annex in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers 
from Canada;  
d. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered by this Agreeme nt in 
regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States and Canada;  
e. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by procuring entities covered under 
this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from Canada;  
f. procure ment by local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of administrative 
units listed under Territorial Unit 3 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex  7 
and smaller administrative units) in regard of goods, services, suppliers and serv ice 
providers from New Zealand;  
g. procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed under Territorial Units 
1 and 2 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7, in regard of goods, 
services, suppliers and service providers from  New Zealand, unless their procurement is 
covered under the United Kingdom Annex 3;  
h. procurement by regional and local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of 
administrative units listed under Territorial Units 2 and 3 as described in Note 3 of the 
General Notes in Annex 7 and smaller administrative units) in regard of goods, services, 
suppliers and service providers from Australia;  
i. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by regional contracting authorities 
and between 200,000 SDR and 400 .000 SDR for bodies governed by public law covered 
under this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from Australia;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of:  
i. motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the  Combined Nomenclature (CN) 
specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
1. 8702   Motor vehicles for the transport  
     of ten or more persons, including the driver;  
2. 8703   Motor cars and other motor vehicles  
     principally designed for the transport  
     of persons (other than those of heading  
     8702), including station wagons and  
     racing cars;  
3. 8704   Motor vehicles for the transport of goods;  
4. 8705   Special purpose motor vehicles, other than  
     those principally designed for the transport  
     of persons or goods (for example, breakdown  
     lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles,  
     concrete -mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries,  
     spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile  
     radiolo gical units);  
5. 8711   Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles  
     fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or  
     without side -cars; side cars;  
6. 8713   Carriages for disabled persons, whether or  
     not motorised or otherwise mechanically  
     propelled . 
ii. components for motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined 
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 CN Chapter    Description  
1. 8706 00    Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles  
 of headings 8701 to 8705;  
2. 8707   Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles  
of headings 8701 to 8705;  
3. 8708   Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles  
 of headings 8701 to 8705;  
4. 8714   Parts and accessories of vehicles of  
headings 8711 to 8713;  
5. 8716   Trailers and semi -trailers; other vehicles,  
not mechanically propelled; parts thereof.  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Australia.  
until such time as the United Kingdom has accepted that the Parties concerned provide 
satisfactory re ciprocal access to United Kingdom goods, suppliers, services and service providers 
to their own procurement markets.  
2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, Korea, 
the US and Australia in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider of 
Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises as defined in 
Regulation  112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, until such time as the United 
Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain 
domestic small and minority businesses.  
3. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and Korea in contesting the award of 
contracts by entities listed under Annex 2 parag raph 2, until such time as the United Kingdom 
accepts that they have completed coverage of sub -central entities.  
4. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and Korea in contesting that award of 
contracts by United Kingdom entities, whose valu e is less than the threshold applied for the 
same category of contracts awarded by these Parties.  
 
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ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. All utilities  whose procurement is covered by the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the 
Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 which are contracting authorities (e.g. those 
covered under Annex 1 and Annex 2) or public undertakings3 and which have as one of their 
activities any of those referred to below or any combination thereof:  
a. the provision o r operation of fixed networks intended to provide a serv ice to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water or the supply of 
drinking water to such networks:  
b. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with t he production, transport or distribution of electricity or the supply of 
electricity to such networks;  
c. the provision of airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air;  
d. the provision of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea or 
inland waterway;  
e. the provision or operation of networks4 providing a service to the public in the field of 
transport by urban railway, automated systems, tramway, trolley bus, bus or cable;  
f. the provision or operation of networks providing a service to the public in the field of 
transport by railways.5 
2. Indicative lists of contracting authorities and public undertakings fulfilling the criteria set out 
above follow.  
 
3 According to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, a "public undertaking " means any undertaking 
over which contracting authorities may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of:  
a) their ownership of that undertaking;  
b) their financial participation in that undertaking; or  
c) the rules which govern that  undertaking.  
According to the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, a "public undertaking " means a person 
over which one or more contracting authorities are able to exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence 
by virtue of one or more  of the following:  
a) their ownership of that person;  
b) their financial participation in that person;  
c) the rights accorded to them by the rules which govern that person.  
According to both the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Utilities Contra cts (Scotland) 
Regulations 2016, a dominant influence on the part of contracting authorities is presumed in any of the following 
cases in which those authorities, directly or indirectly:  
a) hold the majority of the undertaking's subscribed capital;  
b) cont rol the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking;  
c) can appoint more than half of the undertaking 's administrative, management or supervisory body.  
4 As regards transport services, a network shall be considered to exist where th e service is provided under 
operating conditions laid down by a competent authority of the United Kingdom such as conditions on the routes 
to be served, the capacity to be made available or the frequency of the service.  
5 E.g. the provision or operation of  networks (within the meaning of footnote 2) providing a service to the 
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INDICATIVE LISTS OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 
FULFILLING THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN UNDER ANNEX 3  
A. PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT OR DISTRIBUTION OF DRINKING WATER  
 
1. A company holding an appointment as a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker under 
the Water Industry Act. 1991;  
2. A water and sewerage authority established by section 62 of the Local Government 
etc (Scotland) Act. 1994;  
2. Scottish Water;  
3. The Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland).  
3. Northern Ireland Water.  
 
B. PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT OR DISTRIBUTIO N OF ELECTRICITY  
 
1. A person licensed under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989;  
2. A person licensed under Article 10(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.  
3. NationalGrid Electricity Transmission plc;  
4. System Operation Northern Irelan d Ltd;  
5. Scottish & Southern Energy plc;   
6. SPTransmission plc.  
 
C. AIRPORT INSTALLATIONS  
 
1. A local authority which exploits a geographical area for the purpose of providing airport or 
other terminal facilities to carriers by air;  
2. An airport operato r within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 who has the 
management of an airport subject to economic regulation under Part IV of that Act.;  
2.   Highland and Islands Airports Limited;  
4. An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ir eland) Order 
1994;  
5. BAA Ltd.  
3. London Luton Airport Operations Limited;  
4. Manchester Airport s Holdings Limited ; 
5. Cornwall Airport Limited.  
 
D. MARITIME OR INLAND PORT OR OTHER TERMINAL FACILITIES  
 
1. A local authority which exploits a geographical area for the purpose of providing maritime or 
inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea or inland waterway;  
2. A harbour authority within the meaning of section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964;  
3. British Waterways Board;  
43. A harbour authority as defined by section 38(1) of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.  
 
E. CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF URBAN RAILW AY, TRAMWAY, 
TROLLEYBUS OR BUS SERVICES  
 
1. London Regional Transport;  
1. London Bus Services Limited;  
2. London Underground Limited;  
3. Transport for London;  
4. A subsidiary of Transport for London within the meaning of section 424(1) of the Greater 
London Authority Act 1999;  
5. Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive;  
5. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport;  
6. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive;  
6. Transport for Greater Manchester;  
7. Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive;  
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8. Brighton Borough Council;  
8.  Brighton and Hove  City Council;  
9. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive;  
10. South Yorkshire Supertram Limited;  
10. Blackpool Transport Services Limited;  
11. Conwy County Borough Council;  
12. A person who provides a London local service as defined in section 179(1) of t he Greater 
London Authority Act 1999 (a bus service) in pursuance of an agreement entered into by Transport 
for London under section 156(2) of that Act or in pursuance of a transport subsidiary's agreement 
as defined in section 169 of that Act;  
13. Norther n Ireland Transport Holding Company;  
15. A person who holds a road service licence under section 4(1) of the Transport Act 
(Northern Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular service within the 
meaning of that licence;  
14.  A person who holds  a bus operator's licence under section 4(1) of the Transport Act 
(Northern Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular service within the 
meaning of that licence . 
 
F. CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL SERVICES  
 
1. Network Rail plc;  
2. Eurotunnel plc;  
32. Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company;  
43. Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited;  
54. Providers of rail services which operate on the basis of  special or exclusive rights granted by 
the Department of Transport or any other competent authority.  
 
Notes to Annex 3  
1. Procurement for the pursuit of an activity listed above when exposed to competitive forces in 
the market concerned are not covered by th is Agreement.  
2. This Agreement does not cover procurement by procuring entities included in this Annex:  
a. for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of 
energy;  
b. for purposes other than the pursuit of their activities a s listed in this Annex or for the 
pursuit of such activities outside of the United Kingdom;  
c. for purposes of re -sale or hire to third parties, provided that the procuring entity enjoys 
no special or exclusive right to sell or hire the subject of such contra cts and other entities 
are free to sell or hire it under the same conditions as the procuring entity.  
3. The supply of drinking water or electricity to networks which provide a service to the public by 
a procuring entity other than a contracting authority sha ll not be considered as an activity within 
the meaning of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Annex where:  
a. the production of drinking water or electricity by the entity concerned takes place because 
its consumption is necessary for carrying out an activity other  than that referred to in 
paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex; and  
b. supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not 
exceeded 30 per cent of the entity's total production of drinking water or energy, having 
regard to the  average for the preceding three years, including the current year.  
4. I. Provided that the conditions in paragraph II are met, this Agreement does not cover 
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a. by a procuring entity to an affiliated undertaking6; or 
b. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purpose 
of carrying out activities within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to an 
undertaking which is affiliated with one of th ese procuring entities.  
II. Paragraph I shall apply to services or supplies contracts provided that at least 80  per cent 
of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to services or supplies for 
the preceding three years derives respec tively from the provision of such services or supplies 
to undertakings with which it is affiliated.7  
5. This Agreement does not cover procurement:  
a. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of  procuring entities for the purposes 
of carrying out activities within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to one 
of these procuring entities; or  
b. by a procuring entity to such a joint venture of which it forms part, provided that the joint 
venture has been set up to carry out the activity concerned over a period of at least three 
years and the instrument setting up the joint venture stipulates that the procuring entities, 
which form it, will be part thereof for at least the same period.  
6. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, transport or distribution of electricity c overed under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex; and  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard 
of supplies, ser vices, suppliers and service providers from Canada.  
b. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United St ates; 
c. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of maritime or inland port or other 
terminal facilities covered under this Annex of dredging services or related to shipbuilding 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United Sta tes; 
d. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
 
 
6 "affiliated undertaking" means any undertaking over which the procuring entity may exercise, directly 
or indire ctly, a dominant influence, or which may exercise a dominant influence over the procuring entity, or 
which, in common with the procuring entity, is subject to the dominant influence of another undertaking by virtue 
of ownership, financial participation, or  the rules which govern it.  
7 When, because of the date on which an affiliated undertaking was created or commenced activities, the 
turnover is not available for the preceding three years, it will be sufficient for that undertaking to show that the 
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e. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States and Korea;  
f. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway , tramway, 
trolleybus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States;  
g. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers an d service providers from Japan;  
h. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of railways covered under this 
Annex in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service providers from Armenia; Canada; 
Japan; the United States; Hong Kong, China; Si ngapore and the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu;  
i. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of high -speed railways and high -
speed railways infrastructure in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service provi ders 
from Korea;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered procurement in regard of 
suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
k. procurement by procur ing entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and services 
providers from Japan;  
l. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport  and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544 
(electrical transformers, plugs, switches and insulated cables) in regard of suppliers from 
Korea;  
m. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of pr oduction, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos. 85012099, 85015299, 
85015199, 85015290, 85014099, 85015390, 8504, 8535, 8536, 8537, and 8544 in regard 
of suppliers from Israel;  
n. procurement by procuring entities opera ting in the field of bus services covered under this 
Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Israel;  
o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Anne x in regard of supplies, services and 
service providers from New Zealand;  
p. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
q. procu rement by procuring entities operating in the field of the provision of maritime or 
inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, 
services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
r. procurement by regional or local contracting authorities operating in the fields covered by 
this Annex, in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand, with 
the exception of procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed 
under Territorial Un its 1 and 2 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7 
operating in the field of transport by urban railway, automatic systems, tramway, trolley 
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s. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, transport or distribution of electricity covered under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex;  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex: and  
vi. transport by railways covered under this Annex  
vii. in regard of supplies, services, suppliers an d service providers from Australia.  
until such time, the United Kingdom has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access to United Kingdom goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own 
procurement markets.  
 
7. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, Korea 
and the US in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider of Parties other 
than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterpr ises as defined in 
Regulation  112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, until such time as the United 
Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain 
domestic small and minority businesses. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan 
and Korea in contesting that award of contracts by United Kingdom entities, whose value is less 
than the threshold applied for the same category of contracts awarded by these Parties.  
8. The following shall not be consid ered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement  by procuring entities operating in the field of urban transport covered under 
this Annex of the following goods and services:  
i. H.S. 44.06 Railway or tramway sleepers of (cross -ties) wood;  
ii. H.S. 68.10 Railway or tramwa y sleepers of concrete and concrete guide -track sections 
for hovertrains;  
iii. H.S. 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the 
following: rails, check -rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and 
other cros sing pieces, sleepers (cross -ties), fish -plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole 
plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing 
or fixing rails;  
iv. H.S. 85.30.10 Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipm ent for railways, 
tramways;  
v. H.S. Chapter 86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling -stock and parts thereof; 
railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including 
electro -mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all k inds; 
vi. Construction work for civil engineering for railways falling under CPC prov. 51310 
(Construction work for civil engineering for highways (except elevated highways), 
streets, roads, railways and airfield runways) (as contained in document 
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vii. Construction work for civil engineering for railway tunnels and subways falling under 
CPC prov. 51320 (Construction work for civil engineering for bridges, elevated 
highways, tunnels and subways) (as contained in document MTN/GNS/W/120);  
viii. Repair and maintenance services of locomotives (including reconditioning), rolling 
stock (including reconditioning), railway tracks, traffic signals and installation services 
of railway engines falling und er CPC prov. 88680 (Repair services of other transport 
equipment, on a fee or contract basis) (as contained in document MTN/GNS/W/120);  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan, until such time as the United Kingdom has 
accepted that Japan h as fully open its procurement of urban transport to United Kingdom suppliers, 
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LIST OF TERRITORIAL UNITS  
Territorial Unit 1  
 Territorial Unit 2  
 Territorial Unit 3  
 
1. North East 
(England)   
1.1. Tees Valley and Durham   
1.1.1. Hartlepool and Stockton -on-Tees 
1.1.2. South Teeside Teesside  
1.1.3. Darlington  
1.1.4. Durham County Council  
 
1.2. Northumberland and 
Tyne and Wear  1.2.1. Northumberland  
1.2.2. Tyneside  
1.2.3. Sunderland  
 
2. North West 
(England)   
2.1. Cumbria   
2.1.1. West Cumbria  
2.1.2. East Cumbria  
 
2.2. Cheshire  2.2.1. Warrington  
2.2.2. Cheshire East  
2.2.3. Cheshire West and Chester  
 
2.3. Greater Manchester  2.3.1. Greater Manchester South East  
2.3.2. Greater Manchester South West  
2.3.3. Greater Manchester North East  
2.3.4. Greater Manchester North West  
2.3.5. Manchester  
 
2.4. Lancashire  2.4.1. Blackburn with Darwen  
2.4.2. Blackpool  
2.4.3. Chorley and West Lancashire  
2.4.4. East Lancashire  
2.4.5. Mid Lancashire  
2.4.6. Lancaster and Wyre  
 
2.5. Merseyside  2.5.1. East Merseyside  
2.5.2. Liverpool  
2.5.3. Sefton  
2.5.4. Wirral  
 
3. Yorkshire and the 
Humber   
3.1. East Yorkshire and 
Northern Lincolnshire   
3.1.1. City of Kingston upon Hull  
3.1.2. East Riding of Yorkshire  
3.1.3. North and North East Lincolnshire  
 
3.2. North Yorkshire  3.2.1. York  
3.2.2. North Yorkshire County Council  
 
3.3. South Yorkshire  3.3.1. Barnsley, Doncaster and 
Rotherham  
3.3.2. Sheffield  
 
3.4. West Yorkshire  3.4.1. Bradford  
3.4.2. Leeds  
3.4.3. Calderdale and Kirklees  
3.4.4. Wakefield  
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Territorial Unit 1  
 Territorial Unit 2  Territorial Unit 3  
11. Wales  
  
11.1. West Wales  
 
 
  
11.1.1. Isle of Anglesey  
11.1.2. Gwynedd  
11.1.3. Conwy and Denbighshire  
11.1.4. South West Wales  
11.1.5. Central Valleys  
11.1.6. Gwent Valleys  
11.1.7. Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot  
11.1.8. Swansea  
 
11.2. East Wales  11.2.1. Monmouthshire and Newport  
11.2.2. Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan  
11.2.3. Flintshire and Wrexham  
11.2.4. Powys  
 
12. Northern Ireland   
12.1. Northern Ireland   
12.1.1. Belfast  
12.1.2. Armagh City, Banbridge and 
Craigavon  
12.1.3. Newry, Mourne and Down  
12.1.4. Ards and North Down  
12.1.5. Derry City and Strabane  
12.1.6. Mid Ulster  
12.1.7. Causeway Coast and Glens  
12.1.8. Antrim and Newtonabbey 
Newtownabbey   
12.1.9. Lisburn and Castelreagh 
Castlereagh  
12.1 10. Mid and East Antrim  
12.1.11. Fermanagh and Omagh  
 
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ATTACHMENT B  
UNITED KINGDOM 
(Authentic in the English Language only)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds : 
Goods      SDR 130,000   
Services      SDR 130,000   
Construction  Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of entities:  
1  THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM  
1. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of the European Union, Liechtenstein, 
Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, The Netherlands with respect to Aruba, procurement by all central 
government contracting authorities of the United Kingdom. The list below is indicative.  
2. For the goods, services, suppliers and service providers of Israel; Montenegro; the Republic 
of Moldova; Ukraine; the United States; Canada; Japan; Hong Kong , China, Singapore; Korea; 
Armenia; the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; New Zealand and 
Australia, procurement by the following central government contracting authorities.  
2  LIST OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES  
1. Attorney General 's Office:  
 1.1. Government Legal Department.  
2. Cabinet Office:  
 2.1. Office of the Parliamentary Counsel;  
 2.2.  Boundary Commission for England ; 
 2.3. Crown Commercial Service.  
3. Charity Commission;  
4. Crown Estate – Vote Expenditure Only;  
5. Crown Prosecution Service;  
6. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:  
 6.1. Competition Appeal Tribunal ;  
 6.2. Competition and Markets Authority;  
 6.3. Competition Service ; 
 6.4. Intellectual Prope rty Office;  
 6.5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority;  
 6.6. Meteorological  Office (known as "Met Office "); 
 6.7. Office of Manpower Economics;  
 6.8. Oil and Gas Authority;  
 6.9. UK Research and Innovation.  
7. Department for Education:  
 7.1. Office for Stude nts. 
8. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;  
9. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:  
 9.1. Arts Council England;  
 9.2. British Library;  
 9.3. British Museum;  
 9.4. The Gambling Commission;  
 9.5 Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as "Historic 
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 9.6. Imperial War Museum;  
 9.7. National Gallery;  
 9.8. National Maritime Museum;  
 9.9. National Portrait Gallery;  
 9.10. Natural History Museum;  
 9.11. Board of Trustees of the Science Museum (known as "Science Museum Group "); 
 9.12. Tate Gallery;  
 9.13. Victoria and Albert Museum;  
 9.14. Wallace Collection.  
10. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:  
 10.1. Natural England;  
 10.2. Plant Variety Rights Office;  
 10.3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  
11. Department of Health and Social Care:  
 11.1. NHS Business Services Authority ;  
 11.2. NHS Commissioning Board (known as "NHS E ngland "); 
 11.3. NHS Trusts;  
 11.4. NHS Foundation Trusts . 
12. Department for International Trade;  
13. Department for Transport:  
 13.1. Maritime and Coastguard Agency ; 
 13.2. Highways England Company Ltd (known as "Highways England ").  
14. Department for Work and Pensions:  
 14.1. Office for Nuclear Regulation;  
 14.2. Pensions Regulator;  
 14.3. Social Security Advisory Committee.  
15. Export Credits Guarantee Department (known as "UK Export Finance "); 
16.  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office :  
 16.1. Wilton Park.  
17. Government Actuary's Department;  
18. Government Communications Headquarters;  
19. Home Office:  
 19.1. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.  
20. Corporate Officer of the House of Commons;  
21. Corporate Officer of the House of Lords;  
22. Ministry of Defence:  
 22.1. Defence Equipment & Support . 
23. Ministry of Justice:  
 23.1. Court of Appeal (England and Wales);  
 23.2. Employment Appeals Tribunal;  
 23.3. Employment Tribunals;  
 23.4. First-tier Tribunal;  
 23.5. Her Majesty 's Courts and Tribunals Service;  
 23.6. Law Commission;  
 23.7. Legal Aid Agency – England and Wales;  
 23.8. Office of the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts and the Public Trustee;  
 23.9. Office of the Public Guardian;  
 23.10. Parole Board;  
 23.11. UK Supreme Court;  
 23.12. Upper Tribunal.  
24. The National Archives;  
25. National Audit Office;  
26. National Savings and Investments;  
27. Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;  
28. Northern Ireland Ministers:  
 28.1. Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Irelan d; 
 28.2. Attorney General for Northern Ireland;  
 28.3. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;  
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 28.5.  Department for the Economy:  
 28.5.1  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 ). 
 28.6.  Department of Education;  
 28.7.  Department of Finance;  
 28.8.  Department of Health;  
 28.9.  Department for Infrastructure;  
 28.10. Department of Justice:  
 28.10.1.  Coroners Service;  
 28.10.2.  County Courts;  
 28.10.3.  Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland;  
 28.10.4.  Crown Court;  
 28.10.5.  Enforcement of Judgements Office;  
 28.10.6.  Forensic Science Northern Ireland;  
 28.10.7.  Legal Service Agency Northern Ireland;  
 28.10.8.  Magistrates' Courts;  
28.10.9.  Pensions Appeals Tribunals (Northern Ireland);  
 28.10.10.  Police Service of Northern Ireland;  
 28.10.11.  Probation Board for Northern Ireland;  
 28.10.12.  Office of the Social Security Commissioners and Child Support 
 Commissio ners (Northern Ireland);   
 28.10.13.  State Pathologist 's Department.  
 28.11. Executive Office.  
29. Northern Ireland Office:  
 29.1.  Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland;  
 29.2.  Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.  
30. Office for National Statistics:  
 30.1.  National Health Service Central Register.  
31. Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body ; 
32. Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman;  
33. Postal business of the Post Office;  
34. Privy Council Office;  
35. Restoration and Re newal Delivery Authority Ltd;  
36. HM Revenue and Customs ; 
37. Royal Hospital, Chelsea;  
38. Royal Mint;  
39. Rural Payments Agency;  
40. Scotland, Auditor -General;  
41. Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;  
42. Scotland, National Records of Scotland ; 
43. Scotland, Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer;  
44. Scotland, Registers of Scotland;  
45. The Scotland Office;  
46. The Scottish Ministers:  
 46.1.  Architecture and Design Scotland;  
46.2.  Crofting Commission;  
 46.3.  Lands Tribunal for Scotland;  
 46.4.  National Galleries of Scotland;  
 46.5.  National Library of Scotland;  
 46.6.  National Museums of Scotland;  
 46.7.  Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh;  
 46.8.  Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service ; 
 46.9.  Scottish  Further and Higher Education Funding Council;  
 46.10. Scottish Law Commission;  
 46.11. Special Health Boards;  
 46.12. Health Boards;  
 46.13. The Office of the Accountant of Court;  
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 46.16. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary;  
 46.17. Parole Board for Scotland;  
 46.18. Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Scotland);  
 46.19. Scottish Land Court;  
 46.20. Sheriff Courts;  
 46.21. Scottish Natural Heritage;   
46.22. Scottish Police Authority;  
46.23. First-tier Tribunal for Scotland;  
46.24. Upper Tribunal for Scotland;  
46.25. Historic Environment Scotland . 
47. The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body;  
48. HM Treasury:  
 48.1.  United Kingdom Debt Management Office.  
49. The Wales Office - Office of the Secretary of State for Wales;  
50. The Welsh Ministers:  
 50.1.  Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees ( Wales);  
 50.2.  Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales;  
50.3  Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;  
 50.4.  Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales;  
 50.5.  Rent Assessment Committee (Wales ); 
 50.6.  The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales;  
 50.7.  Valuation Tribunal for Wales;  
 50.8.  Welsh National Health Service Trusts and Local Health Boards.  
Notes to Annex 1  
1. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement : 
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of p rocurement which are not themselves covered by this Agreement in 
regard of suppliers and services providers from the United States and Canada;  
until such time as the United Kingdom has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal acc ess for the United Kingdom goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their 
own procurement markets.  
2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, Korea , 
the US  and Australia  in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider of 
Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises as defined in 
Regulation 112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, until such time as the Unit ed 
Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain 
domestic small and minority businesses.  
3. "Contracting authorities of the United Kingdom" covers also any subordinated entity of any 
contracting authority of the Unit ed Kingdom provided it does not have separate legal personality.  
4. As far as procurement by entities in the field of defence and security is concerned, only non -
sensitive and non -warlike materials contained in the list attached to Annex 4 are covered.  
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ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods      SDR 200,000  
Services     SDR 200,000  
Construction Services   SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. All regional or local contracting authorities.  
a. All contracting authorities of the administrative units falling under Territorial Units 1, 2 
and 3 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7.  
b. For the purposes of the Agreement, "Regional contracting authorities" shall be understood 
as contract ing authorities of the administrative units falling under Territorial Units 1 and 2 
as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7.  
c. For the purposes of the Agreement, "Local contracting authorities" shall be understood as 
contracting authorities of  the administrative units falling under Territorial Unit 3 as 
described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7 and smaller administrative units.  
2. All contracting authorities which are bodies governed by public law, f or England, W ales and 
Northern Ireland , as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, for Scotland, the 
Public Contracts (Scotland) Re gulations 2015 . 
a. "Bodies governed by public law" as defined by the Public Co ntracts Regulations 2015 
means any bodies that have all of the following c haracteristics:  
i. they are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, 
not having an industrial or commercial character;  
ii. they have legal personality; and  
iii. they have any of the following characteristics:  
a) they are finance d, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, 
or by other bodies governed by public law;  
b) they are subject to management supervision by those authorities or bodies; or  
c) they have an administrative, managerial or supervisory board;  more than half 
of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities or 
by other bodies governed by public law.  
b. "Body governed by public law " as defined by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 
2015 means a body that has legal p ersonality, is established for the specific purpose of 
meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character 
and which:  
i. is financed for the most part by the State, regional or local authorities, or by any other 
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ii. is subject to management supervision by any such authority or body; or  
iii. has an administrative , managerial or supervisory board more than half the members 
of which were appointed by any body referred to in sub -paragraph i.  
c. An indicative list of contracting authorities which are bodies governed by public law follows.  
INDICATIVE LISTS OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE BODIES  
GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW  
Bodies : 
1.  Health and Safety Executive;  
2.  Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service;  
3.  Homes England;  
4.  NHS Blood and Transplant Service;  
5.  Environment Agency;  
6.  Scottish Enterprise;  
7.  Ordnance Survey Limited;  
8.  Financial Conduct Authority.  
Categories : 
1.  Maintained schools;  
2.  Universities and colleges financed for the most part by other contracting authorities;  
3.  National Museums and Galleries;  
4.  Fire and Rescue Authorit ies; 
5.  Clinical Commissioning Groups;  
6.  Police Authorities;  
7.  Police and Crime Commissioners;  
8.  New Town Development Corporations;  
9.  Urban Development Corporations ; 
10.  Local authorities including unitary authorities, county councils, district councils, metropolit an 
 district councils, London boroughs and the City of London;  
11.  National Park Authorities;  
12.  Registered providers of social housing.  
Notes to Annex 2  
1. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers, 
services and service providers from the United States;  
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and  service providers from the United States;  
c. procurement by cities -regions listed under Territorial Units 1 and 2 as described in Note 3 
of the General Notes in Annex 7, local procuring entities and bodies governed by public 
law covered under this Annex in r egard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers 
from Canada;  
d. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered by this Agreement in 
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e. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by procuring entities covered under 
this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from Canada;  
f. procurement by local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of administrative 
units listed under Territorial Unit 3 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex  7 
and smaller administrative units) in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service 
providers from New Zealand;  
g. procurement by contracting authorities of administr ative units listed under Territorial Units 
1 and 2 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7, in regard of goods, 
services, suppliers and service providers from New Zealand, unless their procurement is 
covered under the United Kingdom Annex 3;  
h. procurement by regional and local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of 
administrative units listed under Territorial Units 2 and 3 as described in Note 3 of the 
General Notes in Annex 7 and smaller administrative units) in regard of goods, services, 
suppliers and service providers from Australia;  
i. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by regional contracting authorities 
and between 200,000 SDR and 400.000 SDR for bodies governed by public law covered 
under this Annex of goods and se rvices for suppliers and service providers from Australia;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of:  
i. motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) 
specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
1. 8702   Motor vehicles for the transport  
     of ten or more persons, including the driver;  
2. 8703   Motor cars and other motor vehicles  
     principally designed for the transport  
     of persons (other than those of heading  
     8702), including station wagons and  
     racing cars;  
3. 8704   Motor vehicles for the transport of goods;  
4. 8705   Special purpose motor vehicles, other than  
     those principally designed for the transport  
     of persons or goods (for example, breakdown  
     lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles,  
     concrete -mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries,  
     spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile  
     radiological units);  
5. 8711   Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles  
     fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or  
     without side -cars; side cars;  
6. 8713   Carriages for disabled persons, whether or  
     not motorised or otherwise mechanically  
     propelled.  
ii. components for moto r vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
1. 8706 00    Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles  
 of headings 8701 to 8705;  
2. 8707   Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles  
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CN Chapter    Description  
3. 8708   Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles  
 of headings 8701 to 8705;  
4. 8714   Parts and accessories of vehicles of  
 headings 8711 to 8713;  
5. 8716   Trailers and semi -trailers; other vehicles,  
 not mechanically propelled; parts thereof.  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Australia.  
until such time as the United Kingdom  has accepted that the Parties concerned provide 
satisfactory reciprocal access to United Kingdom goods, suppliers, services and service providers 
to their own procurement markets.  
2. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, Korea , 
the US and Australia in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider of 
Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises as defined in 
Regulation  112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, until such time as the United 
Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain 
domestic small and minority businesses.   
3. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and Korea in contesting the award of 
contracts by entities listed under Annex 2 paragraph 2, until such time as the United Kingdom 
accepts that they have completed coverage of sub -central entities.  
4. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and K orea in contesting that award of 
contracts by United Kingdom entities, whose value is less than the threshold applied for the 
same category of contracts awarded by these Parties.  
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ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000  
Services      SDR 400,000  
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. All utilities  whose procurement is covered by the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the 
Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 which are contracting authorities (e.g. those 
covered under Annex 1 and Annex 2) or public undertakings1 and which have as on e of their 
activities any of those referred to below or any combination thereof:  
a. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water or the supply of 
drinking water to such networks;  
b. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity or the supply of 
electricity to such networks;  
c. the provision of airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air;  
d. the provision of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea or 
inland waterway;  
e. the provision or operation of networks2 providing a service to the public  in the field of 
transport by urban railway, automated systems, tramway, trolley bus, bus or cable;   
 
1 According to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, a "public undertaking" means any undertaking 
over which contracting authorities may exe rcise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of:  
a) their ownership of that undertaking;  
b) their financial participation in that undertaking; or  
c) the rules which govern that undertaking.  
According to the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, a "public undertaking" means a person 
over which one or more contracting authorities are able to exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence 
by virtue of one or more of the follow ing: 
a) their ownership of that person;  
b) their financial participation in that person;  
c) the rights accorded to them by the rules which govern that person.  
According to both the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland)  
Regulations 2016, a dominant influence on the part of contracting authorities is presumed in any of the 
following cases in which those authorities, directly or indirectly:  
a) hold the majority of the undertaking's subscribed capital;  
b) control the majori ty of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking;  
c) can appoint more than half of the undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory body.  
2 As regards transport services, a network shall be considered to exist where the service is p rovided under 
operating conditions laid down by a competent authority of the United Kingdom such as conditions on the routes 
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f. the provision or operation of networks providing a service to the public in the field of 
transport by railways.3 
2. Indicative lists of contracting authorities and public undertakings fulfilling the criteria set out 
above follow.  
INDICATIVE LISTS OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 
FULFILLING THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN UNDER ANNEX 3  
A. PRODUCTION,  TRANSPORT OR DISTRIBUTION OF DRINKING WATER  
1.  A company holding an appointment as a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker under 
 the Water Industry Act. 1991;  
2.  Scottish Water;  
3.  Northern Ireland Water.  
B. PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT  OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY  
1.  A person licensed under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989;  
2.  A person licensed under Article 10(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.  
C. AIRPORT INSTALLATIONS  
1.  A local authority which exploits a geographic al area for the purpose of providing airport or 
 other terminal facilities to carriers by air;  
2.  Highland and Islands Airports Limited;  
3.  London Luton Airport Operations Limited;  
4.  Manchester Airport s Holdings Limited ; 
5.  Cornwall Airport Limited.  
D. MARITIME OR INLAND PORT OR OTHER TERMINAL FACILITIES  
1.  A local authority which exploits a geographical area for the purpose of providing maritime or 
 inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea or inland waterway;  
2.  A harbour authority within  the meaning of section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964;  
3.  A harbour authority as defined by section 38(1) of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.  
E. CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF URBAN RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, 
TROLLEYBUS OR BUS SERVICES  
1.  London Bus Servic es Limited;  
2.  London Underground Limited;  
3.  Transport for London;  
4.  A subsidiary of Transport for London within the meaning of section 424(1) of the Greater 
 London Authority Act 1999;  
5.  Strathclyde Partnership for Transport;  
6.  Transport for Greater Manchester;  
7.  Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport ( trading as "Nexus "); 
8.  Brighton and Hove City Council;  
9.  South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive;  
10.  Blackpool Transport Services Limited;  
11.  Conwy County Borough Council;  
12.  A person who provides a London local service as defined in section 179(1) of the Greater 
 London Authority Act 1999 (a bus service) in pursuance of an agreement entered into by 
 Transport for London under section 156(2) of that Act or in pursuance of a transport 
 subsidiary's agreement as defined in section 169 of that Act;   
 
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13.  Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company;  
14.  A person who holds a bus operator's licence under section 4(1) of the Transport Act Northern 
 Ireland) 1967 which authorises him to provide a regular service within the meaning of that 
 licence.  
F. CONTRACTING ENTITIES IN THE FIELD OF RAIL SERVICES  
1.  Networ k Rail plc;  
2.  Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company;  
3.  Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited;  
4.  Providers of rail services which operate on the basis of special or exclusive rights granted by 
 the Department of Transport or any other competent author ity. 
Notes to Annex 3  
1. Procurement for the pursuit of an activity listed above when exposed to competitive forces in 
the market concerned are not covered by this Agreement.  
2. This Agreement does not cover procurement by procuring entities included in this Annex:  
a. for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of 
energy;  
b. for purposes other than the pursuit of their activities as listed in this Annex or for the 
pursuit of such activities outside of the United Kingdom;  
c. for purposes of re -sale or hire to third parties, provided that the procuring entity enjoys 
no special or exclusive right to sell or hire the subject of such contracts and other entities 
are free to sell or hire it under the same conditions as the procuring e ntity. 
3. The supply of drinking water or electricity to networks which provide a service to the public by 
a procuring entity other than a contracting authority shall not be considered as an activity within 
the meaning of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Annex w here:  
a. the production of drinking water or electricity by the entity concerned takes place because 
its consumption is necessary for carrying out an activity other than that referred to in 
paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex; and  
b. supply to the public network  depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not 
exceeded 30 per cent of the entity's total production of drinking water or energy, having 
regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.  
4. I.  Provided that the condi tions in paragraph II are met, this Agreement does not cover 
procurement:  
a. by a procuring entity to an affiliated undertaking4; or 
b. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purpose 
of carrying out activities within th e meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to an 
undertaking which is affiliated with one of these procuring entities.  
 II.  Paragraph I shall apply to services or supplies contracts provided that at least 
80 per cent of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to services or 
supplies for  the preceding three years derives respectively from the provision of such services   
 
4 "affiliated undertaking" means any undertaking over which the procuring entity may exercise, directly 
or indirectly, a domina nt influence, or which may exercise a dominant influence over the procuring entity, or 
which, in common with the procuring entity, is subject to the dominant influence of another undertaking by virtue 
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 of such services or supplies to undertakings with which it is affiliated.5 
5. This Agreement does not cover procurement:  
a. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purposes 
of carrying out activities within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to one 
of these proc uring entities; or  
b. by a procuring entity to such a joint venture of which it forms part, provided that the joint 
venture has been set up to carry out the activity concerned over a period of at least three 
years and the instrument setting up the joint venture stipulates that the procuring entities, 
which form it, will be part thereof for at least the same period.  
6. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transp ort or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, transport or distribution of electricity covered under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under t his Annex; and  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard 
of supplies, services, suppliers and service providers from Canada.  
b. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States;  
c. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of maritime or inland port or other 
terminal facilities covered under this Annex of dredging services or related to shipbuilding 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
d. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service provid ers from the United States;  
e. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States and Korea;  
f. procurement by procuring entities operating i n the field of urban railway, tramway, 
trolleybus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States;  
g. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway covered under 
this Ann ex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan;  
h. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of railways covered under this 
Annex in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service providers from Armenia; Canada; 
Japan; the United States; Hong Kong, China; Singapore and the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu;  
 
5 When, because of the date on which an affiliated undertaking was created or commenced activities, the 
turnover is not available for the preceding three years, it will be sufficient for that undertaking to show that the 
turnover referred to in this paragraph is credible, in particular by means of business projections.  GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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i. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of high -speed railways and high -
speed railways infrastructure in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service providers 
from Korea;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of g ood or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered procurement in regard of 
suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
k. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and services 
providers from Japan;  
l. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos. 8504, 8535,  8537 and 8544 
(electrical transformers, plugs, switches and insulated cables) in regard of suppliers from 
Korea;  
m. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos. 85012099, 85015299, 
85015199, 85015290, 85014099, 85015390, 8504, 8535, 8536, 8537, and 8544 in regard 
of suppliers from Israel;  
n. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of bus services covered under this 
Annex in regard of supplier s and service providers from Israel;  
o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, services and 
service providers from New Zealand;  
p. procur ement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
q. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of the provision of maritime  or 
inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, 
services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
r. procurement by regional or local contracting authorities operating in the fields covered by 
this Annex, in regard  of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand, with 
the exception of procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed 
under Territorial Units 1 and 2 as described in Note 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7 
operating in the field of transport by urban railway, automatic systems, tramway, trolley 
bus, bus and cable;  
s. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, tra nsport or distribution of electricity covered under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex;  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex ; and 
vi. transport by railways covered under this Annex .  
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until such time, the United Kingdom has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access to United Kingdom goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their 
own procurement markets.  
7. The provisions of Article XVIII shall no t apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, Korea 
and the US in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service provider of Parties other 
than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises as defined in 
Regulation  112(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, until such time as the United 
Kingdom accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain 
domestic small and minority businesses. The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japa n 
and Korea in contesting that award of contracts by United Kingdom entities, whose value is less 
than the threshold applied for the same category of contracts awarded by these Parties.  
8. The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurem ent by procuring entities operating in the field of urban transport covered under 
this Annex of the following goods and services:  
i. H.S. 44.06 Railway or tramway sleepers of (cross -ties) wood;  
ii. H.S. 68.10 Railway or tramway sleepers of concrete and concrete g uide-track sections 
for hovertrains;  
iii. H.S. 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the 
following: rails, check -rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and 
other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross -ties), f ish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole 
plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing 
or fixing rails;  
iv. H.S. 85.30.10 Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, 
tramways;  
v. H.S. Chap ter 86 - Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling -stock and parts thereof; 
railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including 
electro -mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds;  
vi. Construction work for civil eng ineering for railways falling under CPC prov. 51310 
(Construction work for civil engineering for highways (except elevated highways), 
streets, roads, railways and airfield runways) (as contained in document 
MTN/GNS/W/120);  
vii. Construction work for civil engin eering for railway tunnels and subways falling under 
CPC prov. 51320 (Construction work for civil engineering for bridges, elevated 
highways, tunnels and subways) (as contained in document MTN/GNS/W/120);  
viii. Repair and maintenance services of locomotives (inc luding reconditioning), rolling 
stock (including reconditioning), railway tracks, traffic signals and installation services 
of railway engines falling under CPC prov. 88680 (Repair services of other transport 
equipment, on a fee or contract basis) (as cont ained in document MTN/GNS/W/120);  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan, until such time as the United Kingdom 
has accepted that Japan has fully open its procurement of urban transport to United Kingdom 
suppliers, supplies, service provid ers and services.  GPA/MOD/GBR/2  
 
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LIST OF TERRITORIAL UNITS  
Territorial Unit 1  
 Territorial Unit 2  
 Territorial Unit 3  
 
1. North East 
(England)   
1.1. Tees Valley and Durham   
1.1.1. Hartlepool and Stockton -on-Tees 
1.1.2. South Teesside  
1.1.3. Darlington  
1.1.4. Durham County Council  
 
1.2. Northumberland and 
Tyne and Wear  1.2.1. Northumberland  
1.2.2. Tyneside  
1.2.3. Sunderland  
 
2. North West 
(England)   
2.1. Cumbria   
2.1.1. West Cumbria  
2.1.2. East Cumbria  
 
2.2. Cheshire  2.2.1. Warrington  
2.2.2. Cheshire East  
2.2.3. Cheshire West and Chester  
 
2.3. Greater Manchester  2.3.1. Greater Manchester South East  
2.3.2. Greater Manchester South West  
2.3.3. Greater Manchester North East  
2.3.4. Greater Manchester North West  
2.3.5. Manchester  
 
2.4. Lancashire  2.4.1. Blackburn with Darwen  
2.4.2. Blackpool  
2.4.3. Chorley and West Lancashire  
2.4.4. East Lancashire  
2.4.5. Mid Lancashire  
2.4.6. Lancaster and Wyre  
 
2.5. Merseyside  2.5.1. East Merseyside  
2.5.2. Liverpool  
2.5.3. Sefton  
2.5.4. Wirral  
 
3. Yorkshire and the 
Humber   
3.1. East Yorkshire and 
Northern Lincolnshire   
3.1.1. City of Kingston upon Hull  
3.1.2. East Riding of Yorkshire  
3.1.3. North and North East Lincolnshire  
 
3.2. North Yorkshire  3.2.1. York  
3.2.2. North Yorkshire County Council  
 
3.3. South Yorkshire  3.3.1. Barnsley, Doncaster and 
Rotherham  
3.3.2. Sheffield  
 
3.4. West Yorkshire  3.4.1. Bradford  
3.4.2. Leeds  
3.4.3. Calderdale and Kirklees  
3.4.4. Wakefield  
 
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Territorial Unit 1  
 Territorial Unit 2  Territorial Unit 3  
11. Wales  
  
11.1. West Wales  
 
 
  
11.1.1. Isle of Anglesey  
11.1.2. Gwynedd  
11.1.3. Conwy and Denbighshire  
11.1.4. South West Wales  
11.1.5. Central Valleys  
11.1.6. Gwent Valleys  
11.1.7. Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot  
11.1.8. Swansea  
 
11.2. East Wales  11.2.1. Monmouthshire and Newport  
11.2.2. Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan  
11.2.3. Flintshire and Wrexham  
11.2.4. Powys  
 
12. Northern Ireland   
12.1. Northern Ireland   
12.1.1. Belfast  
12.1.2. Armagh City, Banbridge and 
Craigavon  
12.1.3. Newry, Mourne and Down  
12.1.4. Ards  and North Down  
12.1.5. Derry City and Strabane  
12.1.6. Mid Ulster  
12.1.7. Causeway Coast and Glens  
12.1.8. Antrim and Newtownabbey  
12.1.9. Lisburn and Castlereagh  
12.1 10. Mid and East Antrim  
12.1.11. Fermanagh and Omagh  
 
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