From Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October techUK will be holding Procurement Week. The Procurement Act 2023 is set to go live in February 2025 and it will bring changes to procurement in the UK public sector, aiming to create a simpler and more flexible commercial system, open up the market to new entrants such as small businesses and social enterprises, and embed transparency.

Through a series of online events based around public procurement, we will explore what the changes will look like in practice and just how the act will influence how suppliers do business with the UK public sector.

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On Monday 30 September from 11:00 - 12:00, we are pleased to be hosting Mills & Reeve for this webinar on the changes that are coming as part of the UK Procurement Act 2023, as part of techUK's Procurement Week 2024. 

What does the Procurement Act 2023 mean for technology suppliers to the public sector?

In this hour long webinar, procurement law expert Kevin Calder provides an outline of the key changes resulting from the major overhaul to the UK’s public procurement regime under the Procurement Act 2023 which is commencing from 28 October 2024.

Kevin is a technology and procurement partner at law firm Mills & Reeve (who run the online procurement resource at procurementportal.com).

The session will explain the new supplier selection procedure under the Act, the competitive flexible procedure, and what that is likely to mean for major IT procurements.

Kevin will also explain the new transparency requirements, and the risks and benefits that arise for suppliers. He will discuss how poor performance on a single public contract could result in a supplier being excluded from all UK public sector tenders, and how suppliers can use the new notices regime to understand what their competitors are doing, including contract awards, pricing, amendments and extensions.

Join the session to understand the main impacts of the new regime on technology suppliers to the public sector.

If you would like to attend, make sure to book your place! 

Heather Cover-Kus

Heather Cover-Kus

Head of Central Government Programme, techUK

Ellie Huckle

Ellie Huckle

Programme Manager, Central Government, techUK

Austin Earl

Austin Earl

Programme Manager, Central Government, techUK

Annie Collings

Annie Collings

Programme Manager, Cyber Security and Central Government, techUK

Ella Gago-Brookes

Ella Gago-Brookes

Team Assistant, Markets, techUK