It is now close to two years since the Government published its green paper to transform public procurement and the headline commitments to make procurement more flexible, streamlined and innovative have now been translated into the detail of the Procurement Bill 2022-23. As we move closer towards the Bill’s planned royal assent in 2023, we …

Set menu or smorgasbord: will the Procurement Bill help to streamline planning and commencing procurements? Read More »

Nearly a month has passed since the government introduced the Procurement Bill 2022-23 to Parliament. The Bill has been heralded as an opportunity to take advantage of the newly found freedoms afforded by Brexit. And – with an annual UK spend of around £300 billion – the prize of making public procurement more streamlined, flexible …

Same as it ever was? Has the Procurement Bill seized a once in a lifetime opportunity? Read More »