London has led the way on the introduction of a new procurement classification standard for local government (and others that wish to use it). ProClass has been developed and trialled at a number of local authorities and is now being rolled out nationally.
It is primarily designed to support the exchange of expenditure and contract information between authorities, to support collaborative working. It is structured to target and analyse high value spend, so will typically be used only in expenditure analysis tools and contracts registers.
Click here for the first issue of the ProClass newsletter.
The LCE, supported by other regions commissioned Coding International to map ProClass to UNSPSC, NSV (alpha sections) and Thomson, and maintain this service on a monthly basis. These files are also available to download and can be used by any public or private sector body.
More information is available at the links below, or by accessing the new ProClass website http://proclass.nationaliep.gov.uk
Please click here to go to the latest news section on ProClass, which includes links to a list of frequently asked questions, three case studies and a description of the half-day training workshop.
There are also links to the latest version of ProClass, a mapping document, a guide to retrospective classification, a guide to realtime classification, a guide to proposing amendements and additions and a corporate presentation , with notes for speakers.
All of this information is contained in hard copies of ProClass packs, which are available by contacting jon.hanlon@londoncouncils.gov.uk or calling 020 7934 9970.
The latest version of ProClass is also available below, along with some legacy documents that may provide further useful information.
Contact for this item: ken.cole@londoncouncils.gov.uk