Tag: Guidance & Procurement Policy Notes

Linking payments to contracts enhances public procurement transparency, benefiting buyers and suppliers. Starting 1 April 2026, Section 70 of the Procurement Act mandates Contracting Authorities to publish details of payments exceeding £30,000 for new procurements. Compliance involves quarterly submissions using a simplified template, with the first due by July 2026.

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The Procurement Act Section 93  introduces a new obligation on all contracting authorities expecting to spend over £100m in the coming financial year on goods, services or works contracts, to publish a Pipeline Notice giving details of all such contracts that are expected to be valued at over £2m in respect of which the authority…

Guide from the Local Government Association . The purpose of this guide is to build greater collaboration between councils and the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector using the full flexibilities of the Procurement Act 2023 and the wider commissioning process.

Procurement Act 2023 – Guidance documents – GOV.UK

Procurement Act 2023 – Guidance documents – GOV.UK

This NPPS sets out strategic priorities for public procurement and how contracting authorities can support their delivery, and will come into effect 24 February 2025. National Procurement Policy Statement – GOV.UK

The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the Code) requires local authorities to publish information about their procurement activities for all procurements over a lower threshold of £5,000. The Code was updated on 29 January 2025 in order to add guidance for reconciling publication requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Local Government Transparency Code…

A guide to how the government is supporting VCSE organisations. Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise business hub – GOV.UK

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This helps contracting authorities receive core supplier information (from the central digital platform), additional exclusions and debarment information, and information relating to conditions of participation. It will fulfil a similar role to the Standard Selection Questionnaire used under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) When using templates, you should always use the most recent version…

Template Template Guidance (PA 2023) Competitive flexible procurement template | Procurement Pathway

The learning manual and all of the material within it has been produced by UK Goverment for the purpose of learning and development only, and does not constitute and should not be relied upon as legal or other professional advice. We have aimed to ensure that the information is correct as at 26th July 2024.…

Links to Procurement Act 2023 standard commercial templates: PA2023 Template – Assessment Summary Assessed Tender v2.0 PA2023 Template – Assessment Summary Most Advantageous Tender v2.0 PA2023 Template – Direct Award Justification Report PA2023 Template – Pre Procurement Checklist v1.0 PA2023 Template – Conflict of Interest Declaration Form v1.0 PA2023 Template – Conflicts Assessment v1.0 PA2023…

This declaration form is intended to identify conflicts and potential conflicts of interest relating to individuals involved in a procurement. Editable word.doc version :

This helps Contracting Authorities manage conflicts of interest related to their procurement. It should also help Contracting Authorities comply with the conflicts of interest requirements in the Procurement Act 2023 (notably section 83 – conflicts assessments). Editable word.doc version :

This tool is to guide UK public sector contracting authorities through the end-to-end commercial lifecycle. For example, procurement and commercial professionals, procurement policy and commercial policy professionals. The pathway is broken down into four phases to support your decision-making. This will help you plan, define, procure, and manage your procurement activities. The Procurement Pathway | Procurement Pathway (civilservice.gov.uk)

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Information about the assessment of the most advantageous tender submitted in accordance with Section 50 of the Procurement Act 2023. Editable word document version:

Information about the assessment of the assessed tender and the most advantageous tender submitted in accordance with Section 50 of the Procurement Act 2023. Editable word document version:

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Hot topic posts are a collation of resources focused on a specific subject – bringing together related information in one place.

Hot topic posts are a collation of resources focused on a specific subject – bringing together related information in one place.

These documents cover all aspects of the Procurement Act 2023 and are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding. Procurement Act 2023 – Guidance documents – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) PA2023 Guidance Map Procure Manage Plan Define PA2023 Guidance: Central Digital Platform and Publication of Information PA2023 Guidance: Electronic Invoicing and Payment PA2023…

Note that this is the updated guidance on remedies issued in September 2024. This replaces the guidance issued in August 2024.

This learning aid is designed to assist you to determine whether a framework, open framework or dynamicmarket may be most suitable for your requirements.

Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents – Plan phase – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Guidance_-_Concession_Contracts_FINAL.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents – Plan phase – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents – Plan phase – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

A helpful summary of the special rules and exemptions for light touch contracts.