Suppliers Beware of New Procurement Act 2023
Main contract details
Opportunity Id
DN733231
Title
Suppliers Beware of New Procurement Act 2023
Categories
03000000-1 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
09000000-3 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
14000000-1 - Mining, basic metals and related products
15000000-8 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
16000000-5 - Agricultural machinery
18000000-9 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
19000000-6 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
22000000-0 - Printed matter and related products
24000000-4 - Chemical products
30000000-9 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31000000-6 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32000000-3 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33000000-0 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34000000-7 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
38000000-5 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
39000000-2 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
41000000-9 - Collected and purified water
42000000-6 - Industrial machinery
43000000-3 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44000000-0 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45000000-7 - Construction work
48000000-8 - Software package and information systems
50000000-5 - Repair and maintenance services
51000000-9 - Installation services (except software)
55000000-0 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
60000000-8 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63000000-9 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
64000000-6 - Postal and telecommunications services
65000000-3 - Public utilities
66000000-0 - Financial and insurance services
70000000-1 - Real estate services
71000000-8 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72000000-5 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73000000-2 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75000000-6 - Administration, defence and social security services
76000000-3 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
77000000-0 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
79000000-4 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80000000-4 - Education and training services
85000000-9 - Health and social work services
90000000-7 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
92000000-1 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
98000000-3 - Other community, social and personal services
Description
Please read the attached letter that provide valuable information regarding the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024.
The key objective for the Procurement Act 2023 was to make it easier for suppliers to do business with the public sector- as such there are some core benefits for suppliers once the new regime goes live in October, including:
- A main place to register and to store your core business details so that they can be used for multiple bids
- Improved transparency and access to information, with all public procurement opportunities in one place - making it easier to search for and set up alerts for procurements of interest to you
- Better visibility of procurement plans, engagement events and tender opportunities - including those below threshold - increasing the number of opportunities available to bid on
- Greater visibility about who is bidding for, and winning, larger public sector contracts above £5 million, and the details of those public contracts.
- Simplified bidding processes to make it easier to bid, negotiate and work in partnership with the public sector - including a new ‘competitive flexible’ procedure.
- Frameworks will be more flexible, so prospective suppliers are not shut out for lengthy periods of time.
- A new duty on contracting authorities to have regard to the barriers facing Small Medium Enterprises (SME) and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) suppliers, and to consider what can be done to overcome them throughout the procurement lifecycle, helping level the playing field for smaller businesses so they can compete for more contracts.
- Strengthened provisions for prompt payment throughout the supply chain - enabling SMEs to benefit from 30-day payment terms on a broader range of public sector contracts.
- A stronger exclusions framework will take tougher action on underperforming suppliers.
For Knowledge drops and further information read the attached letter.
The key objective for the Procurement Act 2023 was to make it easier for suppliers to do business with the public sector- as such there are some core benefits for suppliers once the new regime goes live in October, including:
- A main place to register and to store your core business details so that they can be used for multiple bids
- Improved transparency and access to information, with all public procurement opportunities in one place - making it easier to search for and set up alerts for procurements of interest to you
- Better visibility of procurement plans, engagement events and tender opportunities - including those below threshold - increasing the number of opportunities available to bid on
- Greater visibility about who is bidding for, and winning, larger public sector contracts above £5 million, and the details of those public contracts.
- Simplified bidding processes to make it easier to bid, negotiate and work in partnership with the public sector - including a new ‘competitive flexible’ procedure.
- Frameworks will be more flexible, so prospective suppliers are not shut out for lengthy periods of time.
- A new duty on contracting authorities to have regard to the barriers facing Small Medium Enterprises (SME) and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) suppliers, and to consider what can be done to overcome them throughout the procurement lifecycle, helping level the playing field for smaller businesses so they can compete for more contracts.
- Strengthened provisions for prompt payment throughout the supply chain - enabling SMEs to benefit from 30-day payment terms on a broader range of public sector contracts.
- A stronger exclusions framework will take tougher action on underperforming suppliers.
For Knowledge drops and further information read the attached letter.
Region(s) of supply
South West (England)
Estimated value
N/A
Keywords
Procurement Act
Key dates
Estimated contract dates
Start date
05/11/2024
End date
05/11/2024
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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
