This section is responsible for purchases of supplies exceeding 200 kCHF covering contracts, amendments and invitations to tender for supplies for the Accelerators and Technology Sector.

This section is responsible for purchases of supplies exceeding 200 kCHF, covering contracts, amendments and invitations to tender for supplies for the Administration and General Infrastructure Sector and the CERN Pension Fund, insurance and civil engineering works contracts.

This section is responsible for purchases and price enquiries below 200 kCHF including orders for CERN's stores. computing, hotels and conferences. It is also responsible for supplies exceeding 200 kCHF, covering contracts, amendments and invitations to tender concerning computing, CERN's stores, hotels and conferences.

This section is responsible for the procurement of supply contracts for the Research Sector and EU contract. It is also responsible for services exceeding 200 kCHF, covering all contracts, amendments and invitations to tender related to services provision on the CERN site. Service contracts are contracts between CERN and external service providers concerning the performance of services on a long-term basis.