Procurement Act 2023 - what you need to know

With the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force as of the 24th February, routes in to Public Sector procurement are set to change. These changes will help to make better use of public resources to deliver better public services and grow the economy.

One of the main changes is the introduction of the Central Digital Platform. To bid for tenders with the public sector after the new legislation goes live, you will need to be registered on the Central Digital Platform, which is where all the regulated public procurement notices are published.

These notices are important for transparency as they set out the details about:

• What goods, services or works the public sector is going to buy,
• Opportunities for suppliers to tender for contracts, 
• Information about the process by which a decision to enter into a public contract is made, and 
• Information about the awarded contract throughout its life.

The notices are issued throughout the process of the procurement, into contract management, and are designed to allow interested parties to look at them free of charge.

To find out more information, see below a helpful video from Government which guides suppliers through the Procurement Act 2023: