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Comité de  Contratación Pública  Original: inglés  
 
 
ADHESIÓN DEL REINO U NIDO AL ACUERDO SOBR E 
CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA  POR DERECHO PROPIO  
OFERTA DE ACCESO A L OS MERCADOS  
Revisió n* 
El siguiente documento del Reino Unido, de fecha 1º de junio de 2018, se distribuye a petición de 
la delegación de la Unión Europea . 
 
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La presente revisión se distribuye para corregir los siguientes errores administrativos en el 
documento  GPA/ACC/GBR/1:  
 
 En la página 11 , se ha corregido la nota a pi e de página 3 para incluir una referencia a la 
nota a pie de página 2, y no a la nota 3 . 
 En la página 14 , en el párrafo 4, se han añadido las notas a pie de página 4 y 5 que se 
habían omitido por error . 
 En la página  18, la descripción del capítulo 27 se ha  corregido para reinsertar la palabra  
"distillation" , que se había omitido, después de las palabras "Mineral fuels, mineral oils 
and products of their".  
Estos son los únicos cambios introducidos en la versión original  (GPA/ACC/GBR/1 , de 5 de junio 
de 2018).  
 
                                                
* En español e inglés solamente.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  THE UNITED KINGDOM  
APPENDIX I 
(Authentic in the English Language)  
ANNEX 1  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of entities1: 
1  THE CENTRAL GOVERNME NT CONTRACTING AUTHO RITIES 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 cen tral government contracting authorities of the United Kingdom. The list below is 
indicative.  
2. For the goods, services, suppliers a nd service providers of Israel; Monteneg ro; the Republic 
of Moldova; Ukraine; the United States; Canada; Japan; Hong Kong, Chin a, Singapore; Korea; 
Armenia;  the Separ ate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  and New Zealand, 
procurement by the following central government contracting authorities.  
2  LIST OF CENTRAL GOVE RNMENT CONTRACTING A UTHORITIES  
1.  Cabinet Office:  
1.1.  Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.  
2.  Central Office of Information;  
3.  Charity Commission;  
4.  Crown Estate Commissioners - Vote Expenditure Only;  
5.  Crown Prosecution Service;  
6.  Department for Business, Energy and Regulatory Reform:  
6.1.  Competition Commission ; 
6.2.  Gas and Electricity Consumers ' Council;  
6.3.  Office of Manpower Economics.  
7.  Department for Children, Schools and Families;  
8.  Department of Communities and Local Government:  
8.1.  Rent Assessment Panels.  
9.  Department for Culture, Media and Sport:  
9.1.  British Library;  
9.2.  British Museum;  
9.3.  Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment;  
9.4.  The Gambling Commission;  
9.5.  Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England - English Heritage;  
9.6.  Imperial War Museum;  
9.7.  Museums, L ibraries and Archives Council;  
                                                
 In English only.  
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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  9.8.  National Gallery;  
9.9.  National Maritime Museum;  
9.10.  National Portrait Gallery;  
9.11.  Natural History Museum;  
9.12.  Science Museum;  
9.13.  Tate Gallery;  
9.14.  Victoria and Albert Museum;  
9.15.  Wallace Collection . 
10.  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:  
10.1.  Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees;  
10.2.  Agricultural Land Tribunals;  
10.3.  Agricultural Wages Board and Committees  
10.4.  Cattle Breeding Centre;  
10.5.  Countryside Agency;  
10.6.  Plant Variety Rights Office;  
10.7.  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;  
10.8.  Royal Commission  on Environmental Pollution.  
11.  Department of Health:  
11.1.  Dentist Practice Board;  
11.2.  National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities;  
11.3.  NHS Trusts;  
11.4.  Prescription Pricing Authority.  
12.  Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills:  
12.1.  Higher Education Funding Council for England;  
12.2.  National Weights and Measures Laboratory;  
12.3.  Patent Office.  
13.  Department for International Development;  
14.  Department of the Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor:  
14.1.  Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.  
15.  Department for Transport:  
15.1.  Maritime and Coastguard Agency.  
16.  Department for Work and Pensions:  
16.1.  Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board ; 
16.2.  Independent Tribunal Service;  
16.3.  Medical Boards and Examining Medical Officers - War Pensions;  
16.4.  Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority;  
16.5.  Regional Medical Service;  
16.6.  Social Security Advisory Committee.  
17.  Export Credits Guaran tee Department;  
18.  Foreign and Commonwealth Office:  
18.1.  Wilton Park Conference Centre.  
19.  Government Actuary's Department;  
20.  Government Communications Headquarters;  
21.  Home Office:  
21.1.  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.  
22.  House of Commons;  
23.  House of Lords;  
24.  Ministry of Defence:  
24.1.  Defence Equipment & Support;  
24.2.  Meteorological Office.  
25.  Ministry of Justice:  
25.1.  Boundary Commission for England;  
25.2.  Combined Tax Tribunal;  
25.3.  Council on Tribunals;  
25.4.  Court of Appeal – Criminal;  
25.5.  Employment Appea ls Tribunal;  
25.6.  Employment Tribunals;  
25.7.  HMCS Regions, Crown, County and Combined Courts - England and Wales;  
25.8.  Immigration Appellate Authorities;  
25.9.  Immigration Adjudicators;  
25.10.   Immigration Appeals Tribunal;  
25.11.   Lands Tribunal;  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  25.12.   Law Commission;  
25.13.   Legal Aid Fund - England and Wales;  
25.14.   Office of the Social Security Commissioners;  
25.15.   Parole Board and Local Review Committees;  
25.16.   Pensions Appeal Tribunals;  
25.17.   Public Trust Office;  
25.18.   Supreme Court Group - England and Wales;  
25.19.   Transport Tribunal.  
26.  The National Archives;  
27.  National Audit Office;  
28.  National Savings and Investments;  
29.  National School of Government;  
30.  Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;  
31.  Northern Ireland Court Service:  
31.1.  Coroners Cour ts; 
31.2.  County Courts;  
31.3.  Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland;  
31.4.  Crown Court;  
31.5.  Enforcement of Judgements Office;  
31.6.  Legal Aid Fund;  
31.7.  Magistrates' Courts;  
31.8.  Pensions Appeals Tribunals.  
32.  Northern Ireland, Departm ent for Employment and Learning;  
33.  Northern Ireland, Department for Regional Development;  
34.  Northern Ireland, Department for Social Development;  
35.  Northern Ireland, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;  
36.  Northern Ireland, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure;  
37.  Northern Ireland, Department of Education;  
38.  Northern Ireland, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment;  
39.  Northern Ireland, Department of the Environment;  
40.  Northern Ireland, Department of Finance and Personnel;  
41.  Northern Ireland , Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;  
42.  Northern Ireland, Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister;  
43.  Northern Ireland Office:  
43.1.  Crown Solicitor's Office;  
43.2.  Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Nort hern Ireland;  
43.3.  Forensic Science Laboratory of Northern Ireland;  
43.4.  Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland;  
43.5.  Police Service of Northern Ireland;  
43.6.  Probation Board for Northern Ireland;  
43.7.  State Pathologist Servic e. 
44.  Office of Fair Trading;  
45.  Office for National Statistics:  
45.1.  National Health Service Central Register.  
46.  Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service 
Commissioners;  
47.  Paymaster General's Office;  
48.  Postal Business of the Pos t Office;  
49.  Privy Council Office;  
50.  Public Record Office;  
51.  HM Revenue and Customs:  
51.1.  The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.  
52.  Royal Hospital, Chelsea;  
53.  Royal Mint;  
54.  Rural Payments Agency;  
55.  Scotland, Auditor -General;  
56.  Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;  
57.  Scotland, General Register Office;  
58.  Scotland, Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer;  
59.  Scotland, Registers of Scotland;  
60.  The Scotland Office;  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  61.  The Scottish Ministers:  
61.1.  Architecture and Design Scotland;  
61.2.  Crofters Commission;  
61.3.  Deer Commission for Scotland;  
61.4.  Lands Tribunal for Scotland;  
61.5.  National Galleries of Scotland;  
61.6.  National Library of Scotland;  
61.7.  National Museums of Scotland;  
61.8.  Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh;  
61.9.  Royal Commission on the Anci ent and Historical Monuments of Scotland;  
61.10.   Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council;  
61.11.   Scottish Law Commission;  
61.12.   Community Health Partnerships;  
61.13.   Special Health Boards;  
61.14.  Health Boards;  
61.15.   The Office of the  Accountant of Court;  
61.16.   High Court of Justiciary;  
61.17.   Court of Session;  
61.18.   HM Inspectorate of Constabulary;  
61.19.   Parole Board for Scotland;  
61.20.   Pensions Appeal Tribunals;  
61.21.   Scottish Land Court;  
61.22.   Sheriff Courts;  
61.23.   Scottish Police Services Authority;  
61.24.   Office of the Social Security Commissioners;  
61.25.   The Private Rented Housing Panel and Private Rented Housing Committees;  
61.26.   Keeper of the Records of Scotland.  
62.  The Scottish Parliamentary Body Corporate;  
63.  HM Treasury:  
63.1.  Office of Government Commerce;  
63.2.  United Kingdom Debt Management Office.  
64.  The Wales Office - Office of the Secretary of State for Wales;  
65.  The Welsh Ministers:  
65.1.  Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;  
65.2.  Local Government Bou ndary Commission for Wales;  
65.3.  The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales;  
65.4.  Valuation Tribunals - Wales;  
65.5.  Welsh National Health Service Trusts and Local  Health Boards;  
65.6.  Welsh Rent Assessment Panels.  
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 procurement 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 access 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 p roviders 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 Regulation s 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.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  3. "Contracting authorities of the United Kingdom" covers also any subordinated entity of an y 
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 atta ched to Annex 4 are covered.  
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  ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT E NTITIES  
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 N ote 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7.  
b. For the purposes of the Agreement, "Regional contracting authorities" shall be 
understood as contracting authorities of the administrative units falling unde r 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, for England, Wales and 
Northern Ireland, as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 an d, for Scotland, the Public 
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.  
a. "Bodies governed by public law" as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 
means any bodies that have all of the following characteristics:  
i. they are established for the specific pu rpose 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 financed, for the most part, by the State, reg ional or local au thorities, 
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 St ate, 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 character 
and which:  
i. is financ ed for the most part by the State, regional or local authorities, or by any 
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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.  
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  INDICATIVE LISTS OF CONTRACTING AUTHORIT IES WHICH ARE BODIES   
GOVERNED BY PUBLIC L AW 
Bodies:  
1. Design Council;  
2. Health and Safety Executive;  
3. National Research Development Corporation;  
4. Public Health Laboratory Service Board;  
5. Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service;  
6. Commission for the New Towns;  
7. National Blood Auth ority;  
8. National Rivers Authority;  
9. Scottish Enterprise;  
10. Ordnance Survey;  
11. Financial Services Authority.  
Categories:  
1. Maintained schools;  
2. Universities and colleges financed for the most part by other contracting authorities;  
3. National Mus eums and Galleries;  
4. Research Councils;  
5. Fire Authorities;  
6. National Health Service Strategic Health Authorities;  
7. Police Authorities;  
8. New Town Development Corporations;  
9. Urban Development Corporations.  
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 contr ol 
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 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 A greement 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. 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 an d 
service providers from New Zealand;  
g. procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed under Territorial  
Units 1 and 2 as described in N ote 3 of the General Notes in Annex 7, in regard of goods, 
services, suppliers and service provider s from New Zealand, unless their procurement is 
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  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 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 enter prises 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 do mestic 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 comple ted 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 value is less than the threshold applied for the same 
category of contracts awa rded by these Parties.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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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 contracting entities 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 one of 
their activities any of those referred to b elow 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 facili ties 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, auto mated 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.3 
                                                
1 According to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, a "public undertaking " means any undertaking 
over which contracting authorities may exercise directly or indirectly a do minant 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 undertak ing" 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 per son; 
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 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.  
2 As regards transport services, a network shall be considered to exist where the service is provided 
under operating conditions laid down by a competent authority of the Unite d Kingdom such as conditions on 
the routes to be served, the capacity to be made available or the frequency of the service.  
3 E.g. the provision or operation of networks (within the meaning of footnote 2) providing a service to 
the public in the field of transport by high -speed or conventional trains.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  2. Indicative lists of contracting authorities and public undertakings fulfilling the criteria set out 
above follow.  
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  INDICATIVE LISTS OF CONTRACTING AUTHORIT IES AND PUBLIC UNDER TAKINGS 
FULFILLING THE CRITE RIA LAID DOWN UNDER ANNEX 3  
A. PRODUCTION, TRANSPOR T 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;  
3. The Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland).  
B. PRODUCTION, TRANSPOR T OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELEC TRICITY  
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 Ireland Ltd; 
5. Scottish & Southern Energy plc;  
6. SPTransmission plc.  
C. AIRPORT INSTALLATION S 
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 operator within the mean ing of the Airports Act 1986 who has the management of 
an airport subject to economic regulation under Part IV of that Act.;  
3. Highland and Islands Airports Limited;  
4. An airport operator within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994;  
5. BAA Lt d. 
D. MARITIME OR INLAND P ORT OR OTHER TERMINA L 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;  
4. A harbour authority as defined by section 38(1) of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 
1970.  
E. CONTRACTING ENTITIES  IN THE FIELD OF URBA N RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, 
TROLLEYBUS OR B US SERVICES  
1. London Regional Transport;  
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;  
6. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive;  
7. Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive;  
8. Brighton Borough Council;  
9. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive;  
10. South Yorkshire Supertram Limited;  
11. Blackpool Transport Services Limited;  
12. Conwy County Borough Co uncil;  
13. 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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  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.  
F. CONTRACTING ENTITIES  IN THE FIELD OF RAIL  SERVICES  
1. Network Rail plc;  
2. Eurotunnel plc;  
3. Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company;  
4. Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited;  
5. 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 con cerned 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 p ursuit 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 hir e the subject of such contracts 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 shall 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 ca rrying 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 
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 the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to an 
undertaking which is affiliated with one of these procuring entities.  
II. Parag raph I shall apply to services or supplies co ntracts provided that at least 
80 per cent of the average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to services or 
                                                
4 "affiliated undertaking" means any undertaking over which the procuring entity may exercise, directly 
or indirectly, a dominant influence, or which may exercise a dominant influence over the procuring entit y, 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.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  supplies for the preceding three years derives respectively from the provision 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 parag raphs (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 covered under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland po rt 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, services, suppliers and service providers from Canada.  
b. procurement by procuring entities opera ting 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 o r 
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 providers 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 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 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 p roviders 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/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  i. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of high -speed railways and high -
speed rail ways infrastructure in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service 
providers 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 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 
supplie rs 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 854 4 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 suppliers and service providers from Israel;  
o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of pr oduction, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex 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 i n 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, 
servic es, 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 b y 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;  
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 enter prises 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:  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  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 (including reconditioning), rolling 
stock (including reconditioning), railway tracks, traffic signals and installation 
services of railway engines falling under CPC prov. 88680 (Repair services of other 
transp ort 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 has fully open its procurement of urban transport to  
United Kingdom suppliers, supplies, service providers and services.  
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  ANNEX 4  
GOODS  
1. This Agreement covers the procurement of all goods procured by the entities listed in 
Annexes 1 through 3, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement.  
2. This Agreement covers only the goods that are described in the Chapters of the 2017 
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding Systems (HS) specified below and that are 
procured by the Ministry of Defence and Agencies for defence or security activities in  the United 
Kingdom:  
HS Chapter    Description  
1. Chapter 25:     Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime  
and cement;  
2. Chapter 26:     Metallic o res, slag and ash;  
3. Chapter 27:     Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their  distillation ;  
bituminous substances; mineral waxes,  except:  
a. ex 27.10:    special engine fuels.  
4. Chapter 28:     Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of  
precious metals, of rare -earth metals,  
of radioactive  elements or of isotopes, except:  
a. ex 28.09:    explosives;  
b. ex 28.13:    explosives;  
c. ex 28.14:    tear gas;  
d. ex 28.28:    explosives;  
e. ex 28.32:    explosives;  
f. ex 28.39:    explosives;  
g. ex 28.50:    toxic products;   
h. ex 28.51:    toxic products;  
i. ex 28.54    explosives.  
5. Chapter 29:     Organic chemicals, except:  
a. ex 29.03:    explosives;  
b. ex 29.04:    explosives;  
c. ex 29.07:    explosives;  
d. ex 29.08:    explosives;  
e. ex 29.11:    explosives;  
f. ex 29.12:    explosives;  
g. ex 29.13:    toxic products;  
h. ex 29.14:    toxic products;  
i. ex 29.15:    toxic products;  
j. ex 29.21:    toxic products;  
k. ex 29.22:    toxic products;  
l. ex 29.23:    toxic products;  
m. ex 29.26:    explosives;  
n. ex 29.27:    toxic products;  
o. ex 29.29:    explosives.  
6. Chapte r 30:    Pharmaceutical products;  
7. Chapter 31:     Fertilisers ; 
8. Chapter 32:     Tanning and dyeing extracts; tannin gs and their derivatives;  
dyes, colours, paints and varnishes, putty, fillers  
and stoppings, inks;  
9. Chapter 33:     Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or  
toilet preparations;  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  HS Chapter    Description  
10. Chapter 34:     Soap, organic surface -active agents, washing preparations,  
lubricating preparations, artificial waxes,  prepared waxes,  
polishing and scouring preparations,  candles and similar  
articles, modelling pastes and "dental  waxes "; 
11. Chapter 35:     Albuminoidal  substances, glues, enzymes;  
12. Chapter 37:     Photographic and cinematographic goods;  
13. Chapter 38:     Miscellaneous chemical products, except:  
a. ex 38.19:    toxic products.  
14. Chapter 39:     Artificial resins and p lastic materials, cellulose esters and  
esters, articles thereof except:  
a. ex 39.03:    explosives.  
15. Chapter 40:     Rubber , synthetic rubber, factices, and articles thereof  
except:  
a. ex 40.11:    bullet -proof tyres.  
16. Chapter 41:     Raw hides and skins (other than fur  skins) and leather;  
17. Chapter 42:     Articles of  leather , saddlery and harness , travel goods,  
handbags and similar containers , articles of animal gut  
(other than silkworm gut);  
18. Chapter 43:     Furskins and artificial fur , manufactures thereof;  
19. Chapter 44:     Wood and articles of wood , wood charcoal;  
20. Chapter 45:     Cork and articles of cork;  
21. Chapter 46:     Manufactures of straw of esparto and of other plaiting  
materials , basket  ware and  wickerwork;  
22. Chapter 47:     Paper -making material;  
23. Chapter 48:     Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of 
paperboard;  
24. Chapter 49:     Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other  products of  
the printing industry , manuscripts,  typescripts and plans ; 
25. Chapter 65:     Headgear and parts thereof;  
26. Chapter 66:    Umbrellas, sun shades , walking -sticks, whips, riding -crops  
and parts thereof;  
27. Chapter 67:     Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or  
of down , artificial flowers , articles of human  hair; 
28. Chapter 68:     Articles of stone, of  plaster, of  cement, of asbestos, of mica 
and of  similar materials;  
29. Chapter 69:     Ceramic products;  
30. Chapter 70:     Glass and glassware;  
31. Chapter 71:     Pearls, precious or semi -precious stones, prec ious metals , 
rolled precious metal s, and articles thereof ; imitation  
jewellery ; 
32. Chapter 7 3:    Iron and steel  and articles thereof;  
33. Chapter 74:     Copper and articles thereof;  
34. Chapter 75:     Nickel and articles thereof;  
35. Chapter 76:     Aluminium and articles thereof;  
36. Chapter 77:     Magnesium and beryllium and articles thereof;  
37. Chapter 78:     Lead and articles thereof;  
38. Chapter 79:     Zinc and articles thereof;  
39. Chapter 80:     Tin and articles thereof;  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  HS Chapter    Description  
40. Chapter 81:     Other base metals  employed in metallurgy and articles  
thereof;   
41. Chapter 82:     Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal , 
parts thereof of base metal, except:  
a. ex 82.05:    tools;  
b. ex 82.07:    tools, parts.  
42. Chapter 83:     Miscellaneous articles of base metal;  
43. Chapter 84:     Boilers, machinery and mechanical  appliances , parts thereof,  
except:  
a. ex 84.06:    engines;  
b. ex 84.08:    other engines;  
c. ex 84.45:    machinery;  
d. ex 84.53:    automatic data -processing machines;  
e. ex 84.55:    parts of machines under heading No 84.53;  
f. ex 84.59    nuclear reactors.  
44. Chapter 85:     Electrical machinery and equipment , parts thereof,  
except:  
a. ex 85.13:    telecommunication equipment;  
b. ex 85.15:    transmission apparatus.  
45. Chapter 86:     Railway and tramway locomotives, rolling -stock and  
parts thereof; railway and tramway track s fixtures and 
fittings , traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (not 
electrically powered), except:  
a. ex 86.02:    armoured locomotives, electric;  
b. ex 86.03:    other armoured locomotives;  
c. ex 86.05:    armoured wagons;  
d. ex 86.06:    repair wagons;  
e. ex 86.07:    wagons.  
46. Chapter 87:     Vehicles , other than railway or tramway rolling -stock,  
and parts thereof, except:  
a. ex 87.08:    tanks and other armoured vehicles;  
b. ex 87.01:    tractors;  
c. ex 87.02:    military vehicles;  
d. ex 87.03:    breakdown lorries;  
e. ex 87.09:    motorcycles;  
f. ex 87.14:    trailers.  
47. Chapter 89:     Ships, boats and floating structures, except:  
a. ex 89.01 A:    warships.  
48. Chapter 90:     Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking,  
precision, medical and surgical instruments  and apparatus , 
parts and accessories thereof, except:  
a. ex 90.05:    binoculars;  
b. ex 90.13:    miscellaneous instruments, lasers;  
c. ex 90.14:    telemeters;  
d. ex 90.28:    electrical and electronic measuring instruments;  
e. ex 90.11:    microscopes;  
f. ex 90.17:    medical instruments;  
g. ex 90.18:    mechano -therapy appliances;  
h. ex 90.19:    orthopaedic appliances;  
i. ex 90.20:    X-ray apparatus . 
49. Chapter 91:     Manufacture of watches and clocks ;  
50. Chapter 92:     Musical instruments , sound recorders or reproducers,  
television image and sound recorders or reproducers, parts 
and accessories of such articles;  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  HS Chapter    Description  
51. Chapter 94:     Furniture  and parts thereof ; bedding, mattresses,  mattress  
supports, cushions and similar stuffed  furnishings , except:  
a. ex 94.01 A:    aircraft seats.  
52. Chapter 9 5:    Articles and manufactures of carving or moulding material;  
53. Chapter 96:     Brooms, brushes, powder -puffs and sieves;  
54. Chapter 98:     Miscellaneous manufactured articles.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX 5  
SERVICES  
This Agreement covers the following services, which are identified in accordance with the United 
Nations Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) as contained in document 
MTN.GNS/W/1201: 
 
Description      CPC Prov. Reference No. 
1. Maintenance and repair services   6112, 6122, 633,  
886 
2. Land transport services,     712 (except 71235),  
including armoured car     7512, 87304  
services, and courier  
services, except transport  
of mail  
3. Air transport services of     73 (except 7321 ) 
passengers and freight,  
except transport of mail  
4. Transport of mail by land,    71235, 7321  
except rail, and by air  
5. Telecommunications services    752 
6. Financial services      ex 81  
a. Insurance services     812, 814  
b. Banking and investments  
 services2 
7. Computer and related services    84 
8. Accounting, auditing and    862 
bookkeeping services  
9. Market research and public opinion   864 
polling services  
10. Managemen t consulting services   865, 8663 
and related services  
11. Architectural service s;    867 
engineering services  
and integrated engineering  
services, urban planning  
and landscape architectural  
services; related scientific  
and technical consulting  
services; technical testing  
and analysis services  
12. Advertising services     871 
13. Building -cleaning services and    874,  
property management services    82201 -82206   
                                                
1 Except for services which entities have to procure from another entity pursuant to an exclusive right 
established by a published law, regulation or administrative provision.  
2 Except for the procurement or acquisition of fiscal agency or depository service s, liquidation, and 
management services for regulated financial institutions or services related to the sale, redemption and 
distribution of public debt, including loans and government bonds, notes and other securities.  
3 Except arbitration and conciliatio n services.  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  Description      CPC Prov. Reference No.  
14. Publishing and printing services   88442  
on a fee or contract basis  
15. Sewage and refuse disposal;    94 
sanitation and similar services  
 
Note to Annex 5  
Procurement by procuring entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of any of the services 
covered under this Annex is a covered procurement in regard of a particular Party's provider of 
service only to the extent that such Party h as covered that service under its Annex 5.  
 GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX 6  
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE S AND WORKS CONCESSI ONS 
List of Construction Services (Division 51, CPC Prov.):  
1  CONSTRUCTION SERVICE S 
All services listed in Division 51, as contained in document MT N/GNS/W/120.  
 
2  WORKS CONCESSIONS  
Works concessions contracts, when awarded by Annex 1 and 2 entities, are included under the 
national treatment regime for the construction service providers of the European Union, Iceland, 
Liechtenstein, Norway, the Netherla nds on behalf of Aruba, Switzerland and Montenegro, provided 
their value equals or exceeds 5,000,000 SDR and for the construction service providers of Korea; 
provided their value equals or exceeds 15,000,000 SDR.  
 
Note to Annex 6  
Procurement by procuring entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of any of the construction 
services covered under this Annex is a covered procurement in regard of a particular Party's 
provider of service only to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Anne x 6. GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  LIST OF DIVISION 51,  CPC PROV.  
Group  Class  Subclass  Title Corresponding 
ISCI 
SECTION  5   CONSTRUCTION  WORK  AND  CONSTRUCTIONS:  
LAND   
DIVISION  51   CONSTRUCTION  WORK   
511   Pre-erection work at construction sites   
 5111 51110  Site investigation work  4510 
 5112 51120  Demolition work  4510 
 5113 51130  Site formation and clearance work  4510 
 5114 51140  Excavating and earthmoving work  4510 
 5115 51150  Site preparation work for mining  4510 
 5116 51160  Scaffolding work  4520 
512   Construction work for buildings   
 5121 51210  For one - and two -dwelling buildings  4520 
 5122 51220  For multi -dwelling buildings  4520 
 5123 51230  For warehouses and industrial buildings  4520 
 5124 51240  For commercial buildings  4520 
 5125 51250  For public entertainment buildings  4520 
 5126 51260  For hotel, restaurant and similar buildings  4520 
 5127 51270  For educational buildings  4520 
 5128 51280  For health buildings  4520 
 5129 51290  For other buildings  4520 
513   Construction work for civil engineering   
 5131 51310  For highways (except elevated highways), 
street, roads, railways and airfield runways  4520 
 5132 51320  For bridges, elevated highways, tunnels and 
subways  4520 
 5133 51330  For waterways, harbours, dams and other 
water works  4520 
 5134 51340  For long distance pipelines, communication and 
power lines (cables)  4520 
 5135 51350  For local pipelines and cables; ancillary works  4520 
 5136 51360  For constructions for mining and manufacturing  4520 
 5137  For constructions for sport and recreation   
  51371  For stadia and sports grounds  4520 
  51372  For other sport and recreation installations 
(e.g. swimming pools, tennis courts, golf 
courses)  4520 
 5139 51390  For engineering works n.e.c.  4520 
514 5140 51400  Assembly and erection of prefabricated 
constructions  4520 
515   Special trade construction work   
 5151 51510  Foundation work, including pile driving  4520 
 5152 51520  Water well drilling  4520 
 5153 51530  Roofing and water proofing  4520 
 5154 51540  Concrete work  4520 
 5155 51550  Steel bending and erection (including welding)  4520 
 5156 51560  Masonry work  4520 
 5159 51590  Other special trade construction work  4520 
516   Installation work   
 5161 51610  Heating, ventilation and air conditioning work  4530 
 5162 51620  Water plumbing and drain laying work  4530 
 5163 51630  Gas fitting construction work  4530 
 5164  Electrical work   
  51641  Electrical wiring and fitting work  4530 
  51642  Fire alarm construction work  4530 
  51643  Burglar alarm system construction work  4530 
  51644  Residential antenna construction work  4530 
  51649  Other electrical construction work  4530 
 5165 51650  Insulation work (electrical wiring, water,  heat, 
sound)  4530 
 5166 51660  Fencing and railing construction work  4530 
 5169  Other installation work  
  51691  Lift and escalator construction work  4530 
  51699  Other installation work n.e.c.  4530 GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  Group  Class  Subclass  Title Corresponding 
ISCI 
517   Building completion and finishing work   
 5171 51710  Glazing work and window glass installation 
work 4540 
 5172 51720  Plastering work  4540 
 5173 51730  Painting work  4540 
 5174 51740  Floor and wall tiling work  4540 
 5175 51750  Other floor laying, wall covering and wall 
papering work  4540 
 5176 51760  Wood and metal joinery and carpentry work  4540 
 5177 51770  Interior fitting decoration work  4540 
 5178 51780  Ornamentation fitting work  4540 
 5179 51790  Other building completion and finishing work  4540 
518 5180 51800  Renting services related to equipment for 
construction or demolition of buildings or civil 
engineering works, with operator  4550 GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX 7  
GENERAL NOTES  
1. This Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement of agricultural products made in furtherance of agricultural support 
programmes and human feeding programmes (e.g. food aid including urgent relief aid); 
and 
b. procurement for the acquisition, development, production or co -production of 
programme material by broadcasters and contracts for broadcasting time.  
2. Procurement by procuring entities covered under Annexes 1 and 2 in connection with 
activities in the fields of drinking  water, energy, transport and the postal sector are not covered by 
this Agreement, unless covered under Annex 3.  
3. The Territorial Units for the purpose of paragraph 1 in Annex 2, Note 1 in the Notes to 
Annex  2 and Note 6 to the Notes in Annex 3 follows.   
  GPA/ACC/GBR /1/Rev.1  
 
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Territorial Unit 1  Territorial Unit 2  Territorial Unit 3  
 
North East (England)  Tees Valley and Durham  Hartlepool and Stockton -on-Tees 
South Teeside  
Darlington  
Durham County Council  
Northumberland  and Tyne and Wear  Northumberland  
Tyneside  
Sunderland  
North West (England)  Cumbria  West Cumbria  
East Cumbria  
Cheshire  Warrington  
Cheshire East  
Cheshire West and Chester  
Greater Manchester  Greater Manchester South East  
Greater Manchester South West  
Greater Manchester North East  
Greater Manchester North West  
Manchester  
Lancashire  Blackburn with Darwen  
Blackpool  
Chorley and West Lancashire  
East Lancashire  
Mid Lancashire  
Lancaster and Wyre  
Merseyside  East Merseyside  
Liverpool  
Sefton  
Wirral  
Yorkshire and the Humber  East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire  City of Kingston upon Hull  
East Riding of Yorkshire  
North and North East Lincolnshire  
North Yorkshire  York 
North Yorkshire County Council  
South Yorkshire  Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham  
Sheffield  
West Yorkshire  Bradford  
Leeds  
Calderdale and Kirklees   
  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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Wakefield  
East Midlands (England)  Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire  Derby  
East Derbyshire  
South and West Derbyshire  
Nottingham  
North Nottinghamshire  
South Nottinghamshire  
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire  Leicester  
Leicestershire County Council and Rutland  
West Northamptonshire  
North Northamptonshire  
Lincolnshire  Lincolnshire  
West Midlands (England)  Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire  County of Herefordshire  
Worcestershire  
Warwickshire  
Shropshire and Staffordshire  Telford and Wrekin  
Shropshire County Council  
Stoke -on-Trent  
Staffordshire County Council  
West Midlands  Birmingham  
Solihull  
Coventry  
Dudley  
Walsall  
Sandwell  
Wolverhampton  
East of England  East Anglia  Norwich and East Norfolk  
North and West Norfolk  
Breckland and South Norfolk  
Peterborough  
Suffolk  
Cambridgeshire County Council  
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire  Luton  
Bedford  
Central Bedfordshire  
Hertfordshire  
Essex  Heart of Essex  
Essex Thames Gateway  
Essex Haven Gateway  
West Essex  
Southend -on-Sea 
Thurrock   
  GPA/ACC/GBR /1/Rev.1  
 
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London  Inner London - West Haringey and Islington  
Hackney and Newham  
Lambeth  
Lewisham and Southwark  
Tower Hamlets  
Inner London - East Camden and City of London  
Kensignton & Chelsea and Hammersmith &  Fulham  
Wandsworth  
Westminster  
Outer London – East and North East  Barking & Dagenham and Havering  
Bexley and Greenwich  
Enfield  
Redbridge and Waltham Forest  
Outer London - South  Bromley  
Croydon  
Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton  
Outer London – West and North West  Barnet  
Brent  
Ealing  
Harrow and Hillingdon  
Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames  
South East (England)  Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire  Berkshire  
Milton Keynes  
Buckinghamshire County Council  
Oxfordshire  
Surrey, East and West Sussex  Brighton and Hove  
East Surrey  
East Sussex County Council  
West Surrey  
West Sussex (North East)  
West Sussex (South West)  
Hampshire and Isle of Wight  Portsmouth  
Southampton  
Isle of Wight  
Central Hampshire  
South Hampshire  
North Hampshire  
Kent Kent Thames Gateway  
Mid Kent  
West Kent  
East Kent  
Medway   
  GPA/ACC/GBR/1/Rev.1  
 
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South West (England)  Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area  City of Bristol  
Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire  
Gloucestershire  
Swindon  
Wiltshire County Council  
Dorset and Somerset  Bournemouth and Poole  
Dorset County Council  
Somerset  
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly  Cornwall and Isles of Scilly  
Devon  Plymouth  
Torbay  
Devon County Council  
Scotland  Eastern Scotland  Angus and Dundee City  
Clackmannanshire and Fife  
East Lothian and Midlothian  
Scottish Borders  
City of Edinburgh  
Falkirk  
Perth & Kinross and Stirling  
West Lothian  
Highlands and Islands  Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty  
Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey  
Lochaber, Skye & Loachals, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute  
Eilean Siar (Western Isles)  
Orkney Islands  
Shetland Islands  
North Eastern Scotland  Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire  
Western Scotland  East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & 
Lomond  
Glasgow City  
Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire  
North Lanarkshire  
Southern Scotland  Dumfries & Galloway  
East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland  
South Ayrshire  
South Lanarkshire  
Wales  West Wales  Isle of Anglesey  
Gwynedd  
Conwy and Denbighshire  
South West Wales  
Central Valleys  
Gwent Valleys   
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Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot  
Swansea  
East Wales  Monmouthshire and Newport  
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan  
Flintshire and Wrexham  
Powys  
Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland  Belfast  
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon  
Newry, Mourne and Down  
Ards and North Down  
Derry City and Strabane  
Mid Ulster  
Causeway Coast and Glens  
Antrim and Newtonabbey  
Lisburn and Castelreagh  
Mid and East Antrim  
Fermanagh and Omagh  
 
 
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