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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 225
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS
The Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2026
Made - - - - 3rd March 2026
Laid before the House of
Commons - - - - 9th March 2026
Coming into force - - 1st April 2026
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 6(1)
of the Government Trading Funds Act 1973(1), with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the
following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2026
and comes into force on 1st April 2026.
(2) An amendment or revocation made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended
or revoked.
Amendment of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991
2. In article 3 of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991(2) (establishment of the fund), for
“the Crown Commercial Service Trading Fund” substitute “the Government Commercial Agency
Trading Fund”.
Revocation of amending Order
3. The Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2014(3) is revoked.
(1) 1973 c. 63; section 1 was substituted by section 1(1) of the Government Trading Act 1990 (c. 30) and section 6(1) was
substituted by section 2(3)(a) of that Act.
(2) S.I. 1991/875, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/922, 2009/647, 2011/2208, 2014/561.
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Chris Ward
Parliamentary Secretary
3rd March 2026 Cabinet Office
We concur
Gen Kitchen
Christian Wakeford
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His
24th February 2026 Majesty’s Treasury
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991.
Article 2 changes the name of the Crown Commercial Service Trading Fund to the Government
Commercial Agency Trading Fund. This Fund had previously been known, successively, as the
Buying Agency Trading Fund, the OGCbuying.solutions Trading Fund, the Buying Solutions
Trading Fund and the Government Procurement Service Trading Fund.
Article 3 revokes the previous amending Order that changed the name of the Fund to the Crown
Commercial Service Trading Fund.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact
on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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