Procurement Act 2023: Information and guidance for Suppliers
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Opportunity Id
DN762964
Title
Procurement Act 2023: Information and guidance for Suppliers
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Description
To Suppliers who want to bid for public Sector contracts.
Procurement Act 2023: Information and guidance for Suppliers
As you may be aware public procurement is changing on Monday 24th February 2025. These rules shape how public procurement bodies buy goods and services.
The Procurement Act 2023 will introduce measures to improve and streamline the way procurement is done and benefit prospective suppliers of all sizes, particularly small businesses, start-ups and social enterprises.
If your business supplies goods, works or services to organisations in the public or utility sectors – or hopes to do so in the future – you need to know about the changes. This includes supplying to government Departments, the NHS, local authorities, universities, schools, social housing organisations, police and fire brigades and utility companies.
Key benefits for suppliers include more standardisation and streamlining of procurement processes - but there are also additional benefits in the Act such as requiring better oversight of procurement decisions and strengthening payment terms.
The Cabinet Office has been providing webinars for suppliers but if you have not been able to attend these, there are recordings of the sessions on the link below.
Information and guidance for suppliers - GOV.UK
These recordings focusses on the key changes for suppliers and featuring a live demonstration of the central digital platform. It is to make it easier to find and bid for contracts with a central digital platform which will be an enhancement to the existing Find a Tender Service.
A webinar for suppliers and other interested parties: How to get ready for 24 February 2025
There are further videos to help you understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities.
Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps.
A guide for suppliers: How to register an organisation and the first administrator in 3 easy steps
Suppliers: Detailed walkthrough – how an administrator completes updates supplier information.
A guide for suppliers: Detailed walkthrough How an administrator completes and updates supplier info
Buyers and suppliers: How to use the central digital platform (enhanced Find a Tender service) a short guide for everyone.
A guide for everyone: An overview of the central digital platform, an enhanced Find a Tender service
Each of the videos is supported by a user manual.
Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (PDF, 1,661KB)
Suppliers: detailed walkthrough - how an administrator completes and updates supplier information (PDF, 3.6MB)
Buyers and suppliers: How to use the central digital platform (enhanced Find a Tender service) a short guide for everyone (PDF, 1,423KB)
Guidance and support
If you are a supplier, there are dedicated guidance products to help you prepare and to support you as you begin to do business under the new regime. A short guide for suppliers (PDF, 360KB) on the main elements of the Procurement Act 2023; a factsheet explaining how the Central Digital Platform (PDF, 4.8MB) will work and dedicated Supplier Knowledge Drops videos giving you an overview of the key changes with versions for SMEs and VCSEs. We have also published Supplementary Guidance (PDF, 629KB) to explain how we are defining Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and you can view our Public sector buyers’ training manual - to see the detailed training all procurement practitioners are undertaking.
Devon Procurement Services
Devon County Council
Procurement Act 2023: Information and guidance for Suppliers
As you may be aware public procurement is changing on Monday 24th February 2025. These rules shape how public procurement bodies buy goods and services.
The Procurement Act 2023 will introduce measures to improve and streamline the way procurement is done and benefit prospective suppliers of all sizes, particularly small businesses, start-ups and social enterprises.
If your business supplies goods, works or services to organisations in the public or utility sectors – or hopes to do so in the future – you need to know about the changes. This includes supplying to government Departments, the NHS, local authorities, universities, schools, social housing organisations, police and fire brigades and utility companies.
Key benefits for suppliers include more standardisation and streamlining of procurement processes - but there are also additional benefits in the Act such as requiring better oversight of procurement decisions and strengthening payment terms.
The Cabinet Office has been providing webinars for suppliers but if you have not been able to attend these, there are recordings of the sessions on the link below.
Information and guidance for suppliers - GOV.UK
These recordings focusses on the key changes for suppliers and featuring a live demonstration of the central digital platform. It is to make it easier to find and bid for contracts with a central digital platform which will be an enhancement to the existing Find a Tender Service.
A webinar for suppliers and other interested parties: How to get ready for 24 February 2025
There are further videos to help you understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities.
Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps.
A guide for suppliers: How to register an organisation and the first administrator in 3 easy steps
Suppliers: Detailed walkthrough – how an administrator completes updates supplier information.
A guide for suppliers: Detailed walkthrough How an administrator completes and updates supplier info
Buyers and suppliers: How to use the central digital platform (enhanced Find a Tender service) a short guide for everyone.
A guide for everyone: An overview of the central digital platform, an enhanced Find a Tender service
Each of the videos is supported by a user manual.
Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (PDF, 1,661KB)
Suppliers: detailed walkthrough - how an administrator completes and updates supplier information (PDF, 3.6MB)
Buyers and suppliers: How to use the central digital platform (enhanced Find a Tender service) a short guide for everyone (PDF, 1,423KB)
Guidance and support
If you are a supplier, there are dedicated guidance products to help you prepare and to support you as you begin to do business under the new regime. A short guide for suppliers (PDF, 360KB) on the main elements of the Procurement Act 2023; a factsheet explaining how the Central Digital Platform (PDF, 4.8MB) will work and dedicated Supplier Knowledge Drops videos giving you an overview of the key changes with versions for SMEs and VCSEs. We have also published Supplementary Guidance (PDF, 629KB) to explain how we are defining Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and you can view our Public sector buyers’ training manual - to see the detailed training all procurement practitioners are undertaking.
Devon Procurement Services
Devon County Council
Region(s) of supply
South West (England)
Estimated value
N/A
Keywords
Procurement Act
Key dates
Estimated contract dates
Start date
10/02/2025
End date
28/02/2025
Expression of interest window
From 10/02/2025 16:00 to 28/02/2025 23:30
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Contact details
Buyer
Devon County Council
Contact
Andrea Smith
Telephone
+441392383000
Address
County Hall
Exeter
Devon
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom
Exeter
Devon
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom
