VATGPB9700 - Government departments and health bodies: Contracted Out Services (COS) Headings: contents

1. VATGPB9720

   COS Headings introduction
2. VATGPB9750

   COS Heading 1 - Accounting, invoicing and related services
3. VATGPB9770

   COS Heading 2 - Administration of certain programmes
4. VATGPB9790

   COS Heading 3 - Administration and collection of toll charges
5. VATGPB9810

   COS Heading 4 - Aerial photographic surveys and aerial surveillance
6. VATGPB9830

   COS Heading 5 - Agricultural services of the kind normally carried out by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
7. VATGPB9850

   COS Heading 6 - Alteration, repair and maintenance of road schemes
8. VATGPB9870

   COS Heading 7 - Broadcast monitoring services
9. VATGPB9890

   COS Heading 8 - Cartographic services
10. VATGPB9910

    COS Heading 9 - Cash in transit services
11. VATGPB9930

    COS Heading 10 - Catering
12. VATGPB9950

    COS Heading 11 - Ceremonial services
13. VATGPB9970

    COS Heading 12 - Childcare services
14. VATGPB9990

    COS Heading 13 - Collection, delivery and distribution services
15. VATGPB10010

    COS Heading 14 - Computer services supplied to the specification of the recipient
16. VATGPB10030

    COS Heading 15 - Conference and exhibition services
17. VATGPB10050

    COS Heading 16 - Debt collection
18. VATGPB10070

    COS Heading 17 - Departmental staff records and payroll systems including administration and payment of pensions
19. VATGPB10090

    COS Heading 18 - Employment advisory services as directed by the Race Relations Act 1976
20. VATGPB10110

    COS Heading 19 - Engineering, excluding computer engineering, and related process services
21. VATGPB10130

    COS Heading 20 - Environmental protection services of the kind normally carried out for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
22. VATGPB10150

    COS Heading 21 - Estate management services
23. VATGPB10170

    COS Heading 22 - Export intelligence services
24. VATGPB10190

    COS Heading 23 - Filming, audio-visual and production services
25. VATGPB10210

    COS Heading 24 - Health promotion activities
26. VATGPB10230

    COS Heading 25 - Hire of reprographic equipment including repair and maintenance
27. VATGPB10250

    COS Heading 26 - Hire of vehicles, including repair and maintenance
28. VATGPB10270

    COS Heading 27 - Insolvency services
29. VATGPB10290

    COS Heading 28 - Interpretation and translation services
30. VATGPB10310

    COS Heading 29 - Issue of documents to, and control of, bingo halls and off-course bookmakers
31. VATGPB10330

    COS Heading 30 - Issue of documents under the Wireless and Telegraphy Acts
32. VATGPB10350

    COS Heading 31 - Laboratory services
33. VATGPB10370

    COS Heading 32 - Laundry services
34. VATGPB10390

    COS Heading 33 - Library services
35. VATGPB10410

    COS Heading 34 - Maintenance and care of livestock and fauna in connection with the Royal Parks
36. VATGPB10430

    COS Heading 35 - Maintenance, repair and cleaning of buildings
37. VATGPB10435

    Examples of items that are eligible for recovery under COS Headings 35 and 37
38. VATGPB10450

    COS Heading 36 - Maintenance and repair of civil engineering works
39. VATGPB10470

    COS Heading 37 - Maintenance, repair and cleaning of equipment, plant, vehicles and vessels
40. VATGPB10490

    COS Heading 38 - Maintenance and repair of statues, monuments and works of art
41. VATGPB10510

    COS Heading 39 - Medical and social surveys
42. VATGPB10530

    COS Heading 40 - Messenger, portering and reception services
43. VATGPB10550

    COS Heading 41 - Nursing services
44. VATGPB10570

    COS Heading 42 - Office removals
45. VATGPB10590

    COS Heading 43 - Test and research and development facilities
46. VATGPB10610

    COS Heading 44 - Operation and maintenance of stores depots
47. VATGPB10630

    COS Heading 45 - Operation, including the provision of any related services, of hospitals, health care establishments and health care facilities
48. VATGPB10650

    COS Heading 46 - Operation of prisons, detention centres and remand centres, including medical services
49. VATGPB10670

    COS Heading 47 - Passenger transport services
50. VATGPB10690

    COS Heading 48 - Pest control services
51. VATGPB10710

    COS Heading 49 - Photographic, reprographic, graphic and design services
52. VATGPB10730

    COS Heading 50 - Preparation and despatch of forms
53. VATGPB10750

    COS Heading 51 - Press cutting services
54. VATGPB10770

    COS Heading 52 - Professional advice
55. VATGPB10790

    COS Heading 53 - Provision under a PFI agreement of accommodation...
56. VATGPB10810

    COS Heading 54 - Publicity services including those provided through a digital medium
57. VATGPB10830

    COS Heading 55 - Purchasing and procurement services
58. VATGPB10850

    COS Heading 56 - Broadcasting services via radio, radio bandwidth or the internet
59. VATGPB10870

    COS Heading 57 - Recruitment and relocation of staff and other related services
60. VATGPB10890

    COS Heading 58 - Research, testing, inspection, certification and approval work for the Health and Safety Executive
61. VATGPB10910

    COS Heading 59 - Scientific work of the kind normally carried out for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Standards Agency
62. VATGPB10930

    COS Heading 60 - Security services, including security guards, CCTV monitoring, secure transport of items and monitoring the safety of those working alone
63. VATGPB10950

    COS Heading 61 - Services of printing, copying, reproducing or mailing of any documents or publications, including typesetting services
64. VATGPB10970

    COS Heading 62 - Share Registry Survey
65. VATGPB10990

    COS Heading 63 - Storage, distribution and goods disposal services
66. VATGPB11010

    COS Heading 64 - Ships and Seamen
67. VATGPB11030

    COS Heading 65 - Training, tuition or education
68. VATGPB11050

    COS Heading 66 - Transport research of the kind normally carried out for the Department for Transport
69. VATGPB11070

    COS Heading 67 - Travel services, excluding hotel accommodation and fares
70. VATGPB11090

    COS Heading 68 - Travel and transport surveys, including traffic census counts
71. VATGPB11110

    COS Heading 69 - Typing, secretarial, telephonist and clerical services
72. VATGPB11130

    COS Heading 70 - Waste disposal services
73. VATGPB11150

    COS Heading 71 - Welfare services
74. VATGPB11170

    COS Heading 72 - Career guidance, mentoring, counselling and other related services
75. VATGPB11190

    COS Heading 73 - [Intentionally left blank]
76. VATGPB11210

    COS Heading 74 - Original research to gain knowledge and understanding
77. VATGPB11230

    COS Heading 75 - Inspection of woodland sites and of timber imports/imports using timber packing to prevent entry of foreign tree pests and diseases
78. VATGPB11250

    COS Heading 76 - Probation Services delivered under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007
79. VATGPB11270

    COS Heading 77 - Services commissioned by the DCMS of management and maintenance of the Royal Parks
80. VATGPB11290

    COS Heading 78 - Call centre and contact centre service
81. VATGPB11310

    COS Heading 79 - Services provided by International Trade Advisors to the Department for International Trade
82. VATGPB11330

    COS Heading 80 - Services of fire prevention and rescue services provided to the Ministry of Defence
83. VATGPB11350

    COS Heading 81 - Secondment of staff accredited by the Government Commercial Development Centre from the Government Commercial Organisation
84. VATGPB11370

    COS Heading 82 - Goods and services supplied to High Speed Two (HS2) Limited