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Do you have questions about procurement? Want to understand what a framework is? 🤔 We’ve developed a series of articles called the Procurement Essentials to break down the key concepts of public sector procurement and how to tackle common hurdles. Learn more about procurement: https://lnkd.in/ehHf844P #GovernmentProcurement #ProcurementEssentials #PowerToYourProcurement

Five things to know ahead of the new procurement regulations💡 The new procurement regulations come into play next month. Drew Frame MCIPS, our head of procurement, explores some of the myths about the new regulations – and what you need to know about the changes. We'll share one! 'We need to have it all figured out.' This is where we come in! Working with a procurement provider can support your team to adapt to the changes. We have a team of expert practitioners who can take on a significant amount of the work, giving you peace of mind that everything is in hand. Visit our website to read the full article - https://lnkd.in/eEkzybST To find out more about how we can support you with efficient, practical, and trusted public sector procurement solutions, contact Alistair Merchant – alistair.merchant@consortiumprocurement.org.uk #Procurement #ProcurementAct #Housing #PublicSector

How can procurement officers stand up against pressure from above to sway decisions in the procurement process? Here we give you a throwback to three years ago when Mr. Moonilal Lalchan gave us some remarkable insights into some governance issues in public procurement offices. Roll the full tape on YouTube by clicking this link: https://lnkd.in/eNvMk_vq For the recent recording of our Procurement Series click here: https://lnkd.in/e2GwqzV2 Want to be in the room for our 2024 series? Become a member and take advantage of important topics related to governance. Join us here: https://lnkd.in/eDa-H-MF #CCGI #CorporateGovernance #CaribbeanGovernance #Procurement #Governance

Are you ready for the new Procurement Act? The commencement date for the Procurement Act 2023 will be postponed until February 2025. Whilst this delay has given procurement teams a temporary reprieve, this will be the biggest shake up in the procurement world for nearly a decade and those working in procurement roles will need to prepare. Our four-part webinar series is designed to break things down into accessible sessions, with our experts providing practical and useful advice. We hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/e6eTUm7U #Procurement #SupplyChainManagement #ProcurementProfessional #ProcurementAct

A breakthrough! I am hearing from credible sources that the new procurement legislation will come in to effect on Monday 28th October, 2024. This will change the public procurement landscape moving forwards and poses to be a real exciting time for the industry. It does, however, leave a small window of just six months to prepare, now is a crucial time to intensify efforts and readiness for these upcoming changes. I would be more than happy to discuss how these changes may impact your procurement team and how I may be able to assist in ensuring that you and your team are able to really hit the ground running. Please feel free to reach out for a confidential discussion. #procurementact #publicsectorprocurement #golive #commercial #procurementrecruitment

As a standard practice, the Office of the Procurement Ombud follows up on the recommendations made in Procurement Practice Reviews approximately two years after those recommendations are published. Read the follow-up report to the 2019-2020 procurement practice review of ESDC to see how they did. https://ow.ly/K30k50RmnLq

The Procurement Act 2023 is coming into effect in late 2024. The intended goal is to create a shorter, more simplified set of rules that offers contracting authorities greater flexibility to undertake procurement activities that are fit for purpose and meet organisational needs, as well as local and national objectives. Sounds great, right? But we’ve been speaking to procurement professionals in the public sector and there’s a sense of uncertainty. The Act is evolving, the details that are available at the moment are sketchy and more information is being released over time. This lack of clarity is causing confusion and uncertainty among procurement teams. eXceeding can help We are offering limited Procurement Act Power Hours with our public sector experts across the month of May. Just five sessions are available to public sector procurement professionals who are looking for answers to common questions such as: · How to ease the transition between tenders that are running now and those that are due to be completed post-October 2024. · What training you can be doing now to get you and your team ready. · How you can balance your team’s workload through a changing regulatory landscape. Don’t miss out! https://zurl.co/Xodc #procurementact #procurement #consultant #exceeding

Latest go live update from Cabinet Office in the Procurement Act has been circulated this afternoon - extract below: “The Procurement Act 2023 will go live on 24 February 2025. In the final few weeks before commencement we are focusing on publishing our ‘how-to’ guidance for suppliers so they are prepared to register and use the new central digital platform when it opens for business; onboarding contracting authorities to the platform ahead of go-live; and promoting our Procurement Act 2023 guidance and Community of Practice events for procurement practitioners so they are ready to buy under the new rules. The new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) is being finalised following our stakeholder survey last year and the series of stakeholder roundtables hosted by Minister Gould. We will issue a dedicated update when the new NPPS is published.” We still need to see what will be in the NPPS and what impact this might have.

Do join us for our Procurement Webinar Series. Our first webinar is tomorrow and it will focus on the commissioning of public services. This session will explore the Procurement Act 2023 with a practical and innovative lens, really looking progressively at public service commissioning and the opportunities that lie within that Act to do things differently. Bold commissioning! It couldn't be presented by a better team than my colleagues Julian Blake and Nicole Reed who really are experts in this field. If you know of anyone in central or local government who commission public services, do please spread the word!