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- Guide Challenging a contract award decision: standstill, remedies and legal challenge Yes, you can challenge a UK public contract award, but the clock starts the moment the award notice is published. This guide explains the eight-working-day standstill period, the 30-day deadline for court proceedings, automatic suspension, and what remedies a court can actually order.
- Guide How to find tender opportunities Public tenders in the UK are published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, and the devolved portals for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This guide covers search technique, CPV codes, email alerts, the difference between frameworks and open tenders, and how to read a notice in five minutes.
- Guide Selling technology to government: G-Cloud and the technology frameworks G-Cloud is the UK government's framework for buying cloud hosting, software and support, with approved suppliers listed in an online catalogue that public buyers search. This guide explains how technology firms get listed, how buyers make direct awards, the other Government Commercial Agency technology frameworks, and where the Procurement Act 2023 changes the process.
- Guide Debarment and the debarment list: what suppliers need to know Under the Procurement Act 2023, exclusion is a buyer keeping a supplier out of one procurement; debarment is a central listing that applies across all of them. This guide explains the mandatory and discretionary grounds, who maintains the published debarment list, how self-cleaning works, and how to reduce your exclusion risk.
- Guide Dynamic markets and DPS, explained A dynamic market is an open list of qualified suppliers that buyers run competitions through, introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 to replace the older Dynamic Purchasing System. Suppliers can apply to join at any time, unlike a closed framework. This guide explains how they work and how to get on them.
- Guide Getting started: selling to the public sector The UK public sector buys almost everything, from catering to software, and publishes its contract opportunities on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This guide explains who buys, where tenders appear, what the value thresholds mean in practice, and the first three steps a small firm should take.
- Guide How to read a contract award notice: contract value, award criteria and CPV codes explained A contract award notice is the public record of who won a contract, at what value, and how it was classified, published on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023 before the contract is even signed. This guide explains what 'contract value' means, how CPV codes work, where notices are published, and how suppliers use awards for market intelligence.
- Guide The National Procurement Policy Statement, explained The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) sets the government's strategic priorities for public procurement. The Procurement Act 2023 requires most contracting authorities to have regard to it when they buy. The current statement, in effect from 24 February 2025, frames three priorities around value for money: economic growth and SMEs, social value, and commercial capability.
- Guide The Procurement Act 2023: what changed for suppliers The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025, replacing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for most new procurements in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This guide explains what practically changed for suppliers: one-time registration, new notices, the competitive flexible procedure, MAT, and debarment.
- Guide Bid or no bid: deciding what to chase Most losing bids were lost at the decision to bid. A disciplined bid or no-bid check covers fit, the incumbent, margin, capacity and evidence before any writing starts. This guide gives a practical qualification checklist and makes the case for walking away from tenders you cannot win.