Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

​The UK Government procured 72% of its large contracts through framework agreements in 2021-22 compared to 43% in 2018-19. Of the 235 large contracts recorded on the public contracts database ' Find a Tender ' between January 2021 and January 2023, 20% of contracts that used open competition only received one bid.

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Framework Agreement Public Procurement Supplier Bidding 52

VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

Transitional and Saving Arrangements - This sets out the transitional arrangements for existing procurements, framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems, which will generally continue under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and guidance for deciding when the Act applies to new procurements.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder Tender Supplier 52

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These and other constraints under the model law are commendable anti-corruption measures, but may make it more difficult to accommodate emerging “green procurement” approaches.

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Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We will be running a tender later in the year, and there is plenty of opportunity for buyers and suppliers to input into the specification. The guidance focuses on the use of AI for bidders. This month, we published AI guidance to both the Procurement Journey and the Supplier Journey.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 58

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In its Judgment of 4 October 2012 in case C‑629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (ESP-ISEP) , the Court of Justice has issued another interesting decision on what should be considered sufficient debriefing of disappointed bidders in public procurement procedures. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’).

Collusion 40

Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40