List of central purchasing bodies in the United Kingdom

This is a list of central purchasing bodies serving public sector procurement in the United Kingdom.

[1] In May 2010 the National Audit Office estimated that there were just under 50 public buying organisations in the UK.

The role of a central purchasing body, as defined in Regulation 37 of the regulations, is to support "the acquisition of supplies or services, or both, intended for contracting authorities", and "the award of public contracts or the conclusion of framework agreements [or dynamic purchasing systems] for works, supplies or services intended for contracting authorities".

Similar organisations can be found in other EU Member States, for instance Hansel Ltd. in Finland and Consip in Italy.

The EU rules provide that a contracting authority may use the services of a central purchasing body located in another Member State, and should do so in accordance with the national procurement rules which apply where the central purchasing body is located.