Contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus

Apr 6, 2022

An interesting and welcome Procurement Policy Note (PPN) was published on 28 March 2022 in line with sanctions levied by HMG following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. PPN 01/22 provides guidance as to how contracting authorities can “further cut ties with companies...

Net-Zero and the Changing Procurement Landscape

Feb 15, 2022

Since 2019, the Cabinet Office has published a series of Playbooks which describe the Government’s overarching strategy and tactical approaches to sourcing in general, as well as in key procurement areas such as consultancy and construction. Whilst the Playbooks are...

New Cabinet Office guidance regarding social value

Oct 9, 2020

The Government recently published a Procurement Policy Note (PPN 06/20) detailing its new model for delivering social value in procurement. It was designed by a joint team from the Cabinet Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), who...

Important temporary changes to Public Sector Procurement rules

Mar 31, 2020

The government has introduced two key public procurement changes that have been implemented with respect to COVID-19. I am writing to you to explain (as briefly as possibly), what these policies may mean for you, and what relief – but also opportunities – may be...

START DIRECT(ly)

Feb 21, 2020

A successful Bid Qualification service is fundamental to the submission of bids. Unfortunately, the S.C.O.T.S.M.A.N does not work well when qualifying public sector bids. In light of this, NewBusiness.Dev has developed their own methodology called START...