VWV

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement represents a radical change to the UK procurement laws which promises consolidation of the current public procurement framework, greater flexibility in the procurement process and award criteria and increased transparency. When Will This Come Into Effect? This has now been delayed.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

To try to reduce it, the public buyer can engage in a preliminary market consultation to obtain information on eg different technologies or implementation possibilities, or to ‘market-test’ the level of regulatory demand that could be met by existing technology providers. However, this is far from uncomplicated.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Affecting around 4000 public buyers, the decree defines procurement as ‘green’ if it uses green criteria, recognized certificates, ecolabels or environmental management systems for no less than 50% of total procurement value. In a few pre-tender market consultations, we came out with demanding GPP criteria.

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VWV

JANUARY 4, 2021

As from 1 January 2021 the guidance on evaluating social value and the recommendation, at least for central government and non-department public bodies, to include a weighting of 10% for social value award criteria also comes into force. The Government has committed to consulting on a new subsidy control regime.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

On TenderNed’s website, they regularly publish insights into key issues, such as the top 10 innovation-friendly public buyers , most common purchases (using CPV codes) , and the substantial increase in hiring of consultancy firms.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Government procurement is estimated to be responsible for 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions , according to a report by Boston Consulting Group and the World Economic Forum. At present, the low adoption of green criteria is the main barrier.

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