The Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2026
S.I. 2026/225 · Made 3 March 2026
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS
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 1973f1, with the concurrence of the Treasury, makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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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.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and extent
- 2Amendment of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991
- 3Revocation of amending Order
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and extent
This Order may be cited as the Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 1st April 2026.
An amendment or revocation made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended or revoked.
2Amendment of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991
In article 3 of the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order 1991f1 (establishment of the fund), for “the Crown Commercial Service Trading Fund” substitute “the Government Commercial Agency Trading Fund”.
3Revocation of amending Order
The Buying Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2014f1 is revoked.
Signature
Chris Ward
Parliamentary Secretary
Cabinet Office
3rd March 2026
We concur
Gen Kitchen
Christian Wakeford
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
24th February 2026
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.