What the Procurement Act 2023 means for your business On 24 February 2025, the Procurement Act 2023 came into force across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, replacing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is the most significant reform of public procurement law in a generation. The legislation was designed to make the public sector spending […]
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Across the bidding landscape, testimonials remain stubbornly popular. Clients still use them, competitors still lead with them, and bid writers still reach for them when the deadline is tight. But in a modern, competitive procurement environment, a glowing endorsement from a previous client is rarely the differentiator it once was. Evaluators are looking for something
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There are many tenders relating to the construction industry. This can include projects for design build, infrastructure and ongoing repair and maintenance.
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Billions of pounds is spent each year by the NHS in procuring goods, services and from suppliers across the UK and beyond. This provides large opportunities for businesses to acquire NHS contracts, which are often profitable and offer long-term income. The NHS is faced with large scale challenges, such as budget cuts to a global
A winning bid response is in the planning. Analysing the tender request should be among the first steps that is taken when preparing a response. All public tender requests, often referred to as invitations to offer (ITOs), requests for tender (RFTs) or requests for proposal (RFPs), have common elements such as: Outline of the job’s
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In the world of tendering it sometimes feels like you need to bid for everything somewhat relevant to your business, especially if you are an SME looking to grow and meet new targets. In the world of business we often get into a mindset that if you don’t bid then you’re not working hard enough
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Social value has been part of public sector tendering since the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 came into force on 31 January 2013. The Act does not place a duty on bidders. It requires the contracting authority, before it starts a procurement, to consider how what it is buying might improve the economic, social
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For a small business, it can feel intimidating or overwhelming trying to find success in the competitive world of government body tenders. It is no secret that lots of businesses similar to yours will want to win the same tenders as you and this is a big concern for many small businesses who feel like
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For many businesses, the process of tendering is something they do out of necessity to win contracts and deliver goods or services for public sector organisations. It is a very valuable industry, and because of this the process of winning a tender and bidding for one is rigorous and this can be off-putting to many
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A majority of tenders come from the public sector, however, there are many private sector businesses that are using tendering to fulfil their needs. Private sector tenders don’t have to legally be published on Government portals. This means that private sector businesses will follow their own procurement policies to make decisions on where and when
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