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Public procurement definition

What does Public procurement mean? Public procurement is the regulated purchase of goods, services and works by public sector “contracting authorities” through competitive tendering. The term is used generically in practice and is also defined across procurement legislation. In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the principal regime is the Procurement Act 2023 (supplemented in sectors such as health by the Provider Selection Regime). Above-threshold contracts must be advertised on Find a Tender, run under permitted procedures, and awarded in line with the core principles of transparency, equal treatment and proportionality, including applicable non-discrimination duties, with robust record-keeping and conflict management. Utilities, concessions and defence procurement...

UK and EU COVID-19 public procurement tracker (archived): PPNs, guidance, state aid and case law to 18 July 2021

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Practice notes

This archived tracker was created to monitor significant developments, legislation, guidance, parliamentary briefing notes and other material linked to coronavirus (COVID-19) and public procurement up to the so‑called ‘freedom day’ on 18 July 2021, when most legal restrictions ended. It serves as a simple point of reference for lawyers working on public procurement during the coronavirus outbreak. The tracker has been archived and is no longer maintained. For related guidance and further reading, see: Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19)—local government tracker—post July 2021.

procurement policy notes

Welsh Procurement Policy Note 01/21: Sourcing steel in major construction and infrastructure projects in Wales (WPPN 01/21), 8 March 2021 — Welsh Procurement Policy Note sets out actions for contracting authorities sourcing steel.

The Welsh Government published Welsh Procurement Policy Note 01/21: Sourcing steel in major construction and infrastructure projects in Wales (WPPN 01/21). Superseding guidance issued in January 2018, WPPN 01/21 reminds in‑scope contracting authorities how to use the procurement lifecycle to spot opportunities to support the ‘strategically important’ UK steel industry and to maximise the socio‑economic and environmental impact of the contract. WPPN 01/21 applies to all contracting authorities whose...

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