Our experienced and enthusiastic procurement lawyers are delighted to welcome you to our new Procurement Portal. We hope to see you at one of our 5 in 25 webinars soon!
We are delighted to have been working in partnership with Tussell (the leading and trusted source of insight into UK government contracts) to produce a Notices Flowchart Infographic which helps you to visualise the range of notices required throughout the lifecycle of the contract from pipeline to termination.
It's the perfect companion to our Notices Generator (and it looks cheerful on a wall).
Our new Notices Generator tool allows you to select the type of contract you are procuring and receive a report of all the transparency notices required to be published for that contract. Give it a try here.
And that's not all - our new standstill calculator has been updated for the new standstill period under the Procurement Act 2023 - view it here.
At the end of September, the government released its Commercial Pathway Tool and the first of many promised Procurement Act 2023 templates (assessment summary, pre-procurement checklist, and direct award justification).
We understand that further templates for the "Define" and "Procure" phases will be released by the end of October, with templates for the "Manage" phase to follow by the end of 2024...
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (and their equivalent utilities, concessions and defence regulations) will continue to apply to all contracts whose procurement is commenced before 24 February 2025. You can find the materials from our previous procurement portal here.
Whether you need to update your procurement documents for the new Act, or need to source practical training for your team, we can help.
We provide a comprehensive service covering all stages of the procurement lifecycle, including on:
We work for a diverse range of clients across a number of sectors – including government, health, education, technology, construction, projects, energy and third sector – for contracting authorities, utilities and suppliers alike. We provide real insight and expertise, drawing on our depth and breadth of experience to provide balanced procurement advice.
If you are new to the Procurement Act 2023, a good place to start may be our briefing notes.
You can download below:
our general briefing on the Act
a briefing on the new transparency regime
a Phrasebook to help you learn the new terminology
a guide to the light touch regime under the Act
We now have a new go live date for the Procurement Act 2023 - click here to read the government's written statement on the delay to implementation.
We're the procurement law team at Mills & Reeve. Made up of over 20 specialist procurement lawyers working across a broad range of sector and practice areas, the team combines first class technical expertise with significant and wide-ranging practical experience.
We provide real insight and expertise, drawing on our depth and breadth of experience to provide balanced procurement advice.
The Procurement Portal is published by Mills & Reeve. We welcome your comments, feedback and questions. You can contact us by filling in the form below and one of our experts will get back to you shortly.
