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Procurement processes

What are the new updates to the Selection Questionnaire?

As of April 2023, the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) has undergone several updates . These changes will affect the documentation that schools use to procure goods and services from suppliers when running a process compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015).

MIS Procurement – Choosing and Implementing the Best System For You

MIS Procurement, on the surface appears straightforward with the DfE recommending suppliers and comparators but scratch below the surface and thinks can be a bit more complicated.

Transforming Public Procurement – The Changes That Will Affect You

£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.

GUEST BLOG: Energy Price Rises

Every school site manager must now be facing the prospect of immediate or imminent energy price increases that are quite frankly staggering and potentially budget breaking. However, it is not all bad news...

Public Procurement Regulations Update & Case Law

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?

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…

Proceed with caution

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.

The bedrock of successful bids

Detailed documentation is the bedrock of a successful tender process, says Lorraine Ashover of Minerva Procurement Consultancy. The success or failure of a tender process…

Don’t run out of time

Time is an essential part of a successful procurement process. With a bit of planning you can avoid running out of it, says Lorraine Ashover…

Planning new windows of opportunity

The period since the school shutdown has been furiously busy for school business professionals. The past few weeks have been a curious mix of firefighting…

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