Local authority procurement teams will have been watching with interest the progress of the Procurement Bill.

This insight summarises the key points from the most recent consultation on NHS Provider Selection Regime – the most notable being the establishment of panels to review decisions made under the PSR.

The Cabinet Office has commenced a consultation on the secondary legislation to be implemented under the Procurement Bill. Capsticks’ procurement team summarises what it covers and what this means for public procurement in 2024 and beyond.

Changes have been made to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) which will come into force on 25 May 2023. In this insight we highlight the key changes coming into effect.

On 9 March, Procurement Policy Note 03/23 was published which includes a new Standard Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) that contracting authorities should use (from 1 April 2023 at the latest) and more statutory guidance on the selection stage.

In this latest insight our in-house procurement experts offer a snapshot of four recent procurement cases and note valuable lessons for contracting authorities and bidders.

The latest update from NHS England suggests that the NHS Provider Selection Regime may come into force at some point in 2023. We reflect on what this means for healthcare service contracts that will need awarding prior to the new regime coming into force.

NHS England published an update on their website confirming that the NHS Provider Selection Regime is not expected to be in use in time for the 2023/2024 NHS contracting round.

In this insight we summarise the latest update from the Cabinet Office in relation to the new Procurement Bill.

Our podcast series helps you navigate changes under the upcoming Procurement Bill. In episode 6, Mary and Kat discuss the "who" and the "what" under the procurement bill, looking at the definitions of contracting authorities and public contracts.

Our podcast series helps you navigate changes under the upcoming Procurement Bill. In episode 5, Mary and Dylan summarise the new rules which will apply to challenges from bidders as well as remedies, investigations and automatic suspensions.

Our podcast series helps contracting authorities navigate changes under the upcoming Procurement Bill. In episode 4, Kat Day and Anjli Vyas explain how to make direct awards under the new legislation.