Procurement Act 2023
Guidance and information about the Act is on GOV.UK.
- Short guides to the Procurement Act 2023 - explains its key benefits
- KD3: Knowledge Drop for Suppliers - an overview of the changes to procurement regulations. Covers topics such as the new Central Digital Platform, changes to procurement procedures and the role of the Procurement Review Unit
- Videos and animations - aimed at suppliers, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Main changes that will affect suppliers
The Central Digital Platform
Under the Procurement Act 2023, the Central Digital Platform will provide a single platform for suppliers to register the business details we and other public sector bodies typically ask for. This is with the aim of reducing duplication and resources used to tender. Suppliers must ensure that their details are up to date.
We expect the Central Digital Platform to be an additional website where notices are published. We'll update this page when we get more information on the Platform.
Notices
Our pipeline will be made available via the Government's Find a Tender Service (FTS), as well as the TfL website. The new preliminary market engagement notice will tell suppliers that an engagement is scheduled to happen or has already been done.
Competitive tendering processes
Tendering processes have been reduced to 3 procedures: direct award, open procedure and competitive flexible procedure.
The new competitive flexible procedure will allow us to design procurement processes that best fit the requirements of the tender, while addressing barriers to tendering for SMEs.
Check for updates
Check for regular updates and sign up to email notifications on the Transforming Public Procurement page on GOV.UK.