Documents & Publications

PPN 10/21: Thresholds and Inclusion of VAT
PPN 10/21: Thresholds and Inclusion of VAT
21/12/2021
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) provides the new threshold values for the Public Contracts Regulations and sets out a change for estimating contract values to be inclusive of VAT.
PPN 09/21: Requirements to publish on Contracts Finder
PPN 09/21: Requirements to publish on Contracts Finder
21/12/2021
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) provides an update to the legal and policy requirements to publish procurement information on Contracts finder.
PPN 08/21: Taking account of a bidder’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts
PPN 08/21: Taking account of a bidder’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts
10/11/2021
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out how payment approaches can be taken into account in the procurement of major Government contracts..
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
09/07/2021
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/573) (GPAR 2021) have been published and came into force on 11 June 2021.
The Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament
The Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament
09/07/2021
New proposals to build a modern health and care system that delivers better care for our communities have been introduced in Parliament on the 6th July
PPN 07/21: Revised Contracts Finder guidance
PPN 07/21: Revised Contracts Finder guidance
05/07/2021
This note reminds In-scope Organisations of the requirements to publish procurement information on Contracts Finder. Guidance has been revised relating to transparency requirements for publishing on Contracts Finder.
PPN 06/21: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts
PPN 06/21: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts
11/06/2021
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out how to take account of suppliers’ Net Zero Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major Govern …
PPN 05/21: National Procurement Policy Statement
PPN 05/21: National Procurement Policy Statement
11/06/2021
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out information and guidance for contracting authorities on the National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) w …
PPN 04/21 Applying Exclusions in Public Procurement, Managing Conflicts of Interest & Whistleblowing
PPN 04/21 Applying Exclusions in Public Procurement, Managing Conflicts of Interest & Whistleblowing
01/06/2021
In 2020 the National Audit Office and the Boardman Review recommended that additional, practical guidance be made available for all In-scope Organisat …
PPN 03/21: The Sourcing and Consultancy Playbooks
PPN 03/21: The Sourcing and Consultancy Playbooks
01/06/2021
The Sourcing Playbook is the third annual refresh of the Outsourcing Playbook. It sets out how departments should approach service delivery and its ap …