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Procurement Policy Note 01/21:  Procurement in an Emergency
Procurement Policy Note 01/21: Procurement in an Emergency
18/02/2021
The newly published Procurement Policy Note 01/21 contains similar content to PPN 01/20 with additional warning on the commercial risks in making dire …
Clinical and Healthcare Staffing framework webinar
Clinical and Healthcare Staffing framework webinar
22/01/2021
The NHS Workforce Alliance recently held a customer webinar about our recently launched Clinical and Healthcare Staffing framework.NHS Commercial So …
Legal Services Webinar - Transforming public procurement
Legal Services Webinar - Transforming public procurement
12/01/2021
The webinar explored details of the Green Paper and the impact on clients and bidders with a keynote presentation from Professor Sue Arrowsmith (Profe …
Open consultation - Green Paper: Transforming public procurement
Open consultation - Green Paper: Transforming public procurement
08/01/2021
The government have published a consultation that closes on 10 March 2021 relating to proposals speed up and simplify procurement processes.The prop …
Procurement Policy Note 11/20: Reserving below threshold procurements
Procurement Policy Note 11/20: Reserving below threshold procurements
08/01/2021
PPN 11/20 has been published.  It sets out the options that may be considered by Contracting Authorities when procuring contracts for goods, serv …
Procurement Policy Note 10/20  – Public Procurement after the Transition Period ends on 31 December
Procurement Policy Note 10/20 – Public Procurement after the Transition Period ends on 31 December
08/01/2021
PPN 10/20 has been published. It provides information on how the public procurement regulations will be affected after the end of the Transition …
Procurement Policy Note 09/20: The Construction Playbook
Procurement Policy Note 09/20: The Construction Playbook
14/12/2020
PPN 09/20 has been published. It relates to central government, but is a useful resource for all contracting authorities. This Procurement Policy Note …
International recruitment campaigns: 5 steps to success
International recruitment campaigns: 5 steps to success
09/12/2020
This article was first published in the December 2020 issue of Health Business magazine.The NHS Long-Term Plan was published in January 2019 setting …
HCSA 2020 Workforce Alliance presentations
HCSA 2020 Workforce Alliance presentations
30/11/2020
The HCSA Digital Interactive Conference and Exhibition took place on 17-18 November. It was great to be involved in this event as part of the NHS Work …
Procurement Law Obligations from 1 January 2021
Procurement Law Obligations from 1 January 2021
27/11/2020
The transition period is currently due to expire on 31 December 2020. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will continue to apply, however these will …