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Procurement legislation is changing. The Procurement Act 2023 (link opens in new window) will become law in October 2024. This will change the way we can procure supplies, services and works.
To support preparation for the changes, the Cabinet Office has published guidance documents covering subjects from transitional arrangements to pre-market engagement, award, exclusions, and contract modifications.
The guidance includes Knowledge Drops, a range of short broadcast presentations providing a high-level overview of the Procurement Act 2023 and the changes to the procurement regulations. These provide a general awareness of the new rules and are aimed at non-commercial leaders and others, including:
To read more information on the procurement changes, go to Transforming Public Procurement (link opens in new window).
The Knowledge Drops should be reviewed alongside the Procurement Act 2023 Knowledge Drop for Contracting Authorities Northern Ireland (link opens in new window) which highlights some exemptions, or differences, to the main rules of the Act for contracting authorities in Northern Ireland.
These information drops are aimed at suppliers who deliver contracts to the public sector, who take part in competitive procurements, who have delivered contracts under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, or who would like to deliver contracts in the future. They are designed to explain the key changes to the previous regulations and how this may influence how they do business with the public sector in the future.
This series of Knowledge Drops is designed to provide an overview of the Procurement Act 2023. It is aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) who deliver contracts to the UK public sector, who take part in competitive procurements, or who would like deliver contracts in the future.
Our standard terms and conditions are incorporated in all our contracts.
If personal data will be processed as part of an awarded contract, then General Data Protection Reregulation (GDPR) terms and conditions will apply.
| Where GDPR does not apply | |
|---|---|
| Supplies | Rise and fall - no option to renew |
| Rise and fall - option to renew | |
| Fixed price | |
| Services | Rise and fall - no option to renew |
| Rise and fall - option to renew | |
| Fixed price | |
| Fixed price - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded | |
| Where GDPR does apply | |
|---|---|
| Supplies | Rise and fall - no option to renew |
| Rise and fall - option to renew | |
| Fixed price | |
| Services | Rise and fall - no option to renew |
| Rise and fall - option to renew | |
| Fixed price | |
| Fixed price - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded | |
As part of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)/ Integrated Management System (IMS) and to integrate sustainability into procurement, we have produced a Integrated Quality and Environmental Policy Statement which sets out our commitments to sustainability.
As a supplier, your contribution and your environmental performance has a major influence on our environmental impact. We believe that suppliers who effectively embrace environment concerns are making an investment which will provide a long-term competitive advantage.
Our Social Value Procurement Policy outlines the approach we are taking to integrate sustainability into the procurement of goods, works and services to optimise the economic, social and environmental benefits in line with ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001:2015.
We are committed to supporting equality and good relations principles.
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