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What Is a Central Purchasing Authority?
A body that buys, or sets up frameworks and dynamic markets, on behalf of many other public organisations.
What does a central purchasing authority do?
It runs procurements on behalf of other public bodies, most often by setting up frameworks and dynamic markets that those bodies can then buy through.
Can you give examples?
Crown Commercial Service is the largest in the UK. Regional and sector bodies such as university and local government purchasing consortia play a similar role.
Why does it matter to suppliers?
One framework can open access to hundreds of public buyers. Missing a framework can also shut a supplier out of that market for several years.
