Delta’s blog covers the latest procurement news, regulatory insights, sector-specific guidance, and platform updates.
Topics include the Procurement Act 2023 (now in effect), eSourcing best practices, and thought leadership from across the procurement profession.
Key takeaways • Contract lifecycle management (CLM) is the structured management of a contract across every stage of its life — from requirement definition through award and delivery to renewal, variation or exit. • Value is won at award but realised across the years that follow, so the post-award stages
The Social Value Model is one of the parts of a central government tender most exposed to inconsistent scoring, challenge and post-award drift. It is also the part that changed most recently. PPN 002 replaced the 2020 social value guidance that many procurement teams still have saved in their template
In this article: What the G-Cloud 15 framework is and who now manages it What Delta eSourcing has been awarded, and where to find us Why G-Cloud remains one of the simplest compliant routes to market Which Delta eSourcing services are available through the framework How to find, evaluate and
Key takeaways • Supplier risk management in public procurement is the continuous cycle of identifying, assessing, mitigating and monitoring the risks a supplier poses to service delivery, public money and public trust. • Five risk types matter most to UK public bodies: financial, operational, cyber and information, compliance and ESG,
In this article: • What a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is and how it differs from a closed framework • How a DPS works, step by step, from set-up to award • When a DPS beats a traditional framework — and when it does not • Real Dynamic Purchasing System
In this article: • What the G-Cloud 14 framework is and why it matters for public sector buyers • What’s new in G-Cloud 14, including its lots, key dates and the recent extension • A step-by-step guide to buying and running a G-Cloud 14 call-off contract • How to find,
In this article: • What the Procurement Act 2023 is and when it came into force • The key changes to procedures, the central digital platform and the notices regime • The thresholds, direct award rules and social value duties buyers must apply • How Delta eSourcing helps buyers stay
In this article: • What the Central Digital Platform (CDP) is and why it launched under the Procurement Act 2023 • How the “tell us once” model works for suppliers and contracting authorities • What the CDP does and does not do — and where your e-sourcing tools still fit
Key takeaways • Buyer behaviour identification is the consistent pattern in how a public sector organisation buys — what it purchases, how often, and through which routes. • Reading buyer behaviour helps suppliers target the right buyers, time their outreach, and write sharper, more relevant bids. • Public contract data
Key takeaways • Procurement frameworks are closed, pre-agreed supplier lists with fixed terms; a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) stays open to new suppliers throughout its life. • Under the Procurement Act 2023 (live 24 February 2025), new DPS arrangements are being replaced by “dynamic markets”, while existing DPS run until
In this article: • Why waiting for published tenders puts suppliers on the back foot • What “early-stage” really means in the commercial procurement lifecycle • Where pre-tender intelligence comes from — pipelines, PINs and buyer engagement • How to build a routine that tracks commercial tenders before they go
Key takeaways • Understand which supplier services are already being delivered by competitors — and to which buyers • Learn how to search UK government contracts awarded by service category, buyer type, and value • Discover how contract expiry data powers a proactive procurement pipeline • See how CPV codes
