Category: Procurement

  • Social Value Act

    Social Value Act

    This is a sign posting piece for the Social Value Act The Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force on 31 January 2013. It requires people who commission public services to think about how they can also secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Before they start the procurement process, commissioners should think about whether the…

  • Modern Slavery

    This is a sign posting piece on Modern Slavery The Modern Slavery Act will give law enforcement the tools to fight modern slavery, ensure perpetrators can receive suitably severe punishments for these appalling crimes and enhance support and protection for victims. It received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 March 2015. The act will: consolidate and…

  • Procurement Benchmarking

    Benchmarking is important because you want to understand your position against other organisations. Checking your maturity levels against other organisations helps you determine the level of investment to become a world class procurement function. Or perhaps you don’t need to be world class, as a smaller organisation you might want to attain a mature procurement…

  • Public Contract Regulations Case Law Reminder

    Public Contract Regulations Case Law Reminder

    Please consult legal advice or read the cases in full when making important decisions. Below is a selection of case law serving as a quick reminder for procuring under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) (2006). This does not serves as an endless list so do your own homework in addition to checking out the selection…