Working with us - guide for suppliers
Procurement Act 2023 and our suppliers
Are you ready for go-live on 24 February 2025?
The Procurement Act 2023 is the largest overhaul of procurement regulations in a generation and is mandatory for all public contracting authorities. It aims to bring great benefits to both the public sector and suppliers, drive innovation, deliver better outcomes and embed transparency right through the commercial lifecycle, so everyone can access procurement data and see how public money is spent.
It's designed to:
- Create more flexible commercial frameworks, giving suppliers improved access and increasing transparency
- Create more flexible procurement processes, aligned to the marketplace, product or service
- Increase supplier engagement
- Simplify the bidding process with a new central digital platform, so suppliers can register their details once for multiple bids across multiple contracting authorities, find a tender and see all opportunities in one place
- Help level the playing field for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
- Strengthen provisions for prompt payments
- Develop compliance and complaints processes and consideration of national security and debarment issues
This is a pivotal time for anyone involved in public sector procurement. Understanding the changes can position you to take full advantage of the new processes which will apply to all new procurement opportunities published on or after 24 February 2025.
This date has been recently extended from the originally published date of 28 October 2024 for the Government to review the associated National Procurement Policy Statement prepared by the previous Government.
CCHA is working with the Cabinet Office’s Transforming Public Procurement team, undergoing training, developing new processes and policies to support implementation of the Act.
As a supplier, you need to prepare for this significant change, familiarise yourself with the Act and the changes you will need to make.
Suppliers will need to register as a current or potential supplier on the Government’s new central digital platform, which will be available in early 2025.
The Government has put some information together into one helpful website area. You can access it by clicking here. It includes links to a suppliers’ guide, ‘knowledge drop’ videos and the full version of the Act.
Suppliers are encouraged to sign up to regular updates on the Procurement Act implementation process on the GOV.UK website.
Click on the image below to sign up for regular updates.
As we approach the implementation date, more information will become available from the Government and we will post updates on these pages.
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