Procurement processes

The landscape of public procurement in the UK has undergone significant changes with the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on…

If your tender is above threshold for The Procurement Act 2023 (or The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 if your tender has already started), then there…

Disclaimer: Anything posted in this blog is for general information only and is not intended to provide legal advice on any general or specific matter.…

Navigating the complexities of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) can be daunting for schools and other public sector organisations. Understanding the various stages of…

First question – are you an independent school? If you are, then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) doesn’t apply to you. You can stop…

£300 billion of public procurement accounts for around a third of all public expenditure every year and is the largest area of public spending. For this reason, there has been a lot of focus on the opportunity to simplify the regulations now that we are no longer in the EU. Changes to how we procure in the public sector will be happening and it is vital that we get the rules and processes right.

As you're probably aware, there have been a number of changes to the UK's Public Procurement Regulations over the last year, not least the Government's Green Paper review of OJEU legislation and amendments to the Public Contract Regulations (2015).

How good is good? Is 95% Good? Sounds like an obvious question and if it was your exam result, you would probably be very happy…

HM Government may have circumvented normal procurement processes when it awarded businesses billions in quickie PPE contracts, but schools still need to tread carefully in this key area, says Lorraine Ashover of Minerva Procurement Consultancy.