Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5% New suppliers are entering the market and bidding more actively too. The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0 on average in 2021 to 10.23 in 2021 to 4.2

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A contract notice makes sure everyone knows what’s up for grabs, who’s bidding, and how decisions are made. Tendering and Bidding A contract notice is published, inviting suppliers to submit bids. Bid A bid is a proposal that potential suppliers submit in response to a public contract opportunity.

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VWV

JANUARY 4, 2021

For contracting authorities and suppliers bidding for public sector contracts, the procurement rules remain largely unchanged, at least for the moment. Some minor amendments have been made to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to ensure the rules will work in practice for a UK domestic system.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

One important step in changing public procurement is the recently adopted Procurement Act 2023 , which supersedes the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Suppliers can participate in competitive dialogue to bid for defence and security contracts within the UK public sector.

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