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CGCoPE Organisations

CGCoPE support central government organisations that regularly procure goods and services. They are grouped in the following six categories:

Scottish Government
Comprising over fifty directorates and reporting to Ministers, the Scottish Government is the civil service body that is responsible for ensuring progress is made on the five core strategic objectives of a Wealthier and Fairer, Healthier, Safer and Stronger, Smarter and Greener Scotland
Agencies
Bodies established to carry out executive functions of government, but left as free as possible to manage within a policy and resources framework set by a department
Advisory NDPBs
Independent boards who advise Ministers on particular policy areas
NDPBs
Non-integral part of a government department who carry out their work independently from Ministers but are financed by that department
Other
Core Scottish Government departments
Public Corporations
Industrial or commercial enterprises under direct Government control
Have a board whose members are appointed by Ministers, and which meets at least quarterly
Employ their own staff, who are not civil servants
Manage their own budgets
Tribunals
These are independent bodies which have jurisdiction in an area of the law and co-ordinated by the Tribunals Service.

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