Legal and Regulatory

Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report now statutory guidance
Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report now statutory guidance
05/07/2022
On 1 July 2022, the NHS in England became the first health system to embed net zero into legislation, through the Health and Care Act 2022. The Delive …
The Procurement Bill was being debated in the House of Lords
The Procurement Bill was being debated in the House of Lords
27/05/2022
The Procurement Bill was being debated in the House of Lords yesterday (26th May) for its second reading. A Procurement professional who observed the …
New location for viewing Procurement Bill progress
New location for viewing Procurement Bill progress
12/05/2022
If you're interested in keeping track of the new Procurement Bill, there's now a dedicated web page showing the latest version and it's progress throu …
Procurement Policy Note 01/22: contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus
Procurement Policy Note 01/22: contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus
01/04/2022
This Procurement Policy Note(PPN) advises how contracting authorities can further cut ties with companies backed by the states of Russia and Belarus. …
Net Zero and Social Value guidance
Net Zero and Social Value guidance
25/03/2022
The NHSEI Sustainability team have now published their Net Zero and Social Value guidance and they are running a series of fortnightly Social Value Dr …
Public Inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic
Public Inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic
25/03/2022
The government has published the draft Terms of Reference for the forthcoming public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic.The terms of reference intend …
Provider Selection Regime: supplementary consultation on the detail of proposals for regulations
Provider Selection Regime: supplementary consultation on the detail of proposals for regulations
02/03/2022
The Provider Selection Regime is a proposed new set of rules that will govern the arrangement of healthcare services in England.
Consultation outcome – Green paper: Transforming public procurement
Consultation outcome – Green paper: Transforming public procurement
04/01/2022
The Government has now analysed the responses to the Transforming Public Procurement Green paper published in December 2020.This publication summarise …
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.