Procurement Classification

ProClass

ProClass is the procurement classification for English local government. It was launched in 2006 and has now been adopted by eight of the nine Regional Centres of Excellence (RCES), now Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPS).

ProClass is owned by local government and from October 2007 its management and maintenance has been passed to Coding International Ltd. More information about Proclass can be found on its dedicated web site.

ProClass Downloads
Title Overview and Theme Date Added
ProClass Newsletter 1 (PDF 113kb) First ProClass Newsletter - full of topical articles 03/11/2008
ProClass Training (PDF 22kb) Overview of the ProClass training course 07/08/2008
Real Time Classification (PDF 357kb) A guidance paper on Real Time Classification of procurement data - part of the ProClass Toolkit 07/07/2008
Retrospective Classification (PDF 1,325kb) A guidance paper on Retrospective Classification of procurement data - part of the ProClass Toolkit 07/07/2008
ProClass Case Study (PDF 343kb) Improving Collaborative Business Planning at the Procurement Agency for Essex (PAE). 16/07/2008
ProClass FAQs (PDF 127kb) A list of the most frequently asked questions about Proclass and their answers 06/02/2008
Coding and Classification(PDF (16kb) A paper by CIPS which gives good practice guidance in helping organisations wishing to adopt or review their purchasing coding and classification structures. 21/11/2007
Procurement Classification (PDF276kb) A paper by the LCE outlining the reasons for adopting a standard procurement classification as part of the pan London strategy 09/10/2006
Towards a Standard Procurement Classification for Local Government (PDF 276kb) An extended summary of research commissioned by Hertfordshire CC, LB Camden, LB Hammersmith and Fulham and Somerset CC.. 19/12/2003