This Nutshell covers the Procurement Policy Note 01/22 (PPN 01/22) as issued by the Cabinet Office as guidance to public sector bodies on how they should "cut ties" with companies which are sponsored or "backed" by Russia or Belarus.
This Nutshell looks at the proposals for increased transparency in the procurement system and for the new digital platform.
This Nutshell looks at the proposals for the future of Dynamic Purchasing Systems and framework agreements.
This Nutshell looks at the proposals for establishing a Supplier Registration System to keep all supplier information on a single database.
This Nutshell looks at the proposals for taking past performance into account in the evaluation of tenders.
This Nutshell looks at the proposals for exclusions, both mandatory and discretionary, and for developing a debarment list of suppliers.
This Nutshell looks at the proposal to amend the requirement to link award criteria to the subject matter of the contract, as well as removing the requirement to evaluate bids from the point of view of the contracting authority.
Reaching a milestone in any major new development is always a big moment, and we were delighted to see ground broken on a transformative £169m construction project for Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, after two years of intensive work to secure business case approval from central Government.
This Nutshell looks at the proposal to change from the requirement to evaluate bids according to the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) to the most advantageous tender (MAT).
