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What is ProClass?

ProClass was launched in 2006 and has now been adopted by eight of the nine Regional Centres of Excellence. ProClass is owned and developed by local government. From October 2007 the management and maintenance of ProClass has been passed to Coding International Ltd.

The following are the design attributes of the ProClass classification.

Designed to support Expenditure Analysis, Contracts Registers and some supplier portals
Complements existing coding structures already being used
Mapped to UNSPSC, Thompson and NSV
Appropriate Hierarchy – tiered or single level to suit the complexity or value of the purchase
No more than three levels of hierarchy
Can easily compare the main levels of expenditure of local authorities
Easily identify areas for collaboration between authorities
Extendable and quickly maintainable
Cross-referenceable to other coding structures - including GL Chart of Accounts
Descriptions not numbers
User Friendly – hierarchy arranged alphabetically so headings easy to find.
Can be used by non procurement specialists
No more than 300 categories from which to pick
Free to use

Link to ProClass website

ProClass and the RIEP Contracts Database

The Contracts Database is currently categorised using ProClass. It is advised that you download a copy of the ProClass classification list for your information. It will help you when searching for frameworks on the database.

Download ProClass Classification

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