Spring Statement 2025: Buyer Opportunities at a Glance
In advance of the Spring Statement 2025, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves confided that there would be no major policy announcements on the day itself. Instead, a raft of big ticket announcements – many of which form part of the UK government’s Plan for Change – have been announced in the run-up to Wednesday […]
Supplier Onboarding in the Age of Open Data: What Buyers Need to Know
Open data is freely available and modifiable so it can be used, reused, and redistributed by interested parties participating in public sector procurement. It is transparent by nature and when used to enhance the supplier onboarding process, it plays a vital role in supplier risk identification and management. This is important in the new age […]
Digital Marketplaces in 2025: Trends Reshaping Public Procurement
The future of digital procurement is further simplification of procurement processes. According to a report by Forrester, orchestration is a growing trend that results in massive cost savings. Orchestration is when public sector bodies use a centralised control system to coordinate different procurement activities, using different procurement tools. It’s a lot like integration. Buyers occupy […]
How to Maximise Your Presence on the G-Cloud Framework
G-Cloud is a framework that simplifies the public sector procurement process for suppliers and buyers in the cloud-based software services industry. Suppliers apply to join the framework and only if they meet certain criteria are they approved. This is great for buyers because pre-approved suppliers meet quality standards and are much less of a risk […]
MEAT vs MAT: Procurement Scoring Explained
The Procurement Act 2023 is going live in a matter of days, but some changes that are worth going over during your final prep. For instance, some suppliers are hazy on procurement scoring and how the new Act affects bid evaluation and assessment. In this post, we’ll look at how some of the key changes, […]
Procurement Reform and Social Value: A 2025 Perspective
The clock is ticking. It’s time to put the finishing touches on your procurement strategies to optimise the changes in the Procurement Act 2023, scheduled to go live on 24 February 2025. The Act extricates public sector procurement from EU directives, making the processes simpler and encouraging greater participation in the market, especially for SMEs. […]
What the Procurement Act Means for SMEs: New Opportunities and Challenges
One of the primary reasons for the Procurement Act 2023 is the simplification of the public sector procurement process for all stakeholders, but with a special focus on SMEs and increasing their participation in the market. There’s a lot to be gained by increasing the number of SMEs in public sector procurement. They constitute well […]
E Sourcing Platforms for 2025: Features to Look For
There is an ongoing mission to make public sector procurement as straightforward as possible for contracting authorities and suppliers. eSourcing tools, including advanced eSourcing software, play a significant role in this process because they boast a growing array of features that manage contracts and suppliers, facilitate communication, collaboration, and innovation, and ensure compliance with the […]
Procurement Act 2025: Key Deadlines and How to Prepare Now
February 24, 2025, is a momentous day for public sector procurement. It’s the day the Procurement Act 2023 finally goes live. It’s been a long build-up, which is actually great because it’s given public procurement stakeholders time to understand the changes in the new Act, and how they affect their position in the B2G market. […]
G-Cloud 15: The Evolution of Digital Procurement Frameworks
G-Cloud has been a game-changer for public sector buyers. It’s a procurement framework that makes it easier to buy and sell cloud-based services. G-Cloud 13 was a pivotal framework that simplified the procurement process for public sector organisations in the UK, providing a centralised marketplace for accessing and procuring digital and cloud-based services from pre-vetted […]