The Procurement Act Webinar | Tussell, Cabinet Office, CMA

On March 27th 2025, Tussell, the Cabinet Office, and the CMA joined forces for an exclusive webinar packed with data-driven advice on how buyers and suppliers can succeed under the Procurement Act 2023.

The free 50-minute webinar dives deep into your unanswered questions, exploring:

✅  What the data says about how you should buy and sell under the Act;

✅  The Cabinet Office & the CMA's advice for public sector suppliers and buyers;

✅  The role of Open Frameworks, Preliminary Market Engagements, and more;

✅  Tailored advice for SMEs, VCSEs, and new market entrants.

Read on to start learning how the Procurement Act is actually being used, or watch the full webinar for free today.

Get Procurement Act advice from Tussell, the CO, and the CMA

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This article is part of a series of articles on the 2023 Procurement Act. 

Head to Tussell's Procurement Act Hub for all the information and resources you need to get Procurement Act ready.

🏛️  How is the Procurement Act actually being implemented so far?

Since the Procurement Act came into force on February 24th 2025, we've analysed the data to create 6 revealing graphs that show how it's been implemented in the first 4 weeks - and what it means for suppliers and buyers alike.

All the insights in this blog come from Tussell's data. Want to see how our market intelligence platform can help you make smarter decisions and win more public sector business? Book a chat with the Tussell team.

📜  An influx of tenders were published ahead of the Procurement Act 2023's go-live date

Analysis from Tussell shows the volume of new tender notices spiked in the days before the Procurement Act went live.

Source: Tussell

Whilst the number of tender notices published each week has yet to return to pre-Procurement Act levels, the number of new Preliminary Market Engagenent (PME) Notices has bounced back quickly.

For suppliers, this should be taken as an early indication of an increased public sector focus on pre-tender market engagement.

Keeping track of PME Notices and attending Preliminary Market Engagement events is a great way of shaping future tender criteria and networking with key stakeholders.

For buyers, these events help to foster innovation, encourage SME and VCSE participation, and can be a valuable tool for developing appropriate social value scoring for the procurement.

📊  23% of above-threshold notices used the Competitive Flexible Procedure

Tussell's analysis shows that the Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) is already being utilised regularly in above-threshold public sector procurements.

Source: Tussell

For buyers, the Competitive Flexible Procedure allows for a more flexible multistage approach to procurement that permits the inclusion of negotiation, site tour, or dialogue stages.

The new procedure type empowers buyers to tailor their bidding criteria and produce procurements that truly deliver for local people. If any procurement teams have yet to try out the new procedure type, now could be a good time to give it a go.

For suppliers, high usage of the CFP makes it more important than ever to read through tender documents in full when making bid/no bid decisions.

All stages included in the Competitive Flexible Procedure will be laid out within the tender documentation and can be read ahead of bid submission.

🌱  Over 5% of FTS notices refer to procurements being reserved for SMEs/VCSEs

The Procurement Act grants public sector contracting authorities new powers to reserve specific procurements for VCSEs, SMEs and local suppliers.

Analysis from Tussell shows that some buyers are already taking advantage of these new rules.

Source: Tussell

For SMEs and VCSEs, this is encouraging news. 

Even if procurements are not reserved for SMEs, buyers are taking action to increase the participation of small businesses in public procurement.

To learn how you can find the right SME-friendly frameworks, buyers and contracts to grow your business, speak to the Tussell team.

For buyers, reserving procurements for VCSEs and/or SMEs is a powerful tool that can be used to meet the direct procurement spending targets outlined in Procurement Policy Note 001.

Do you want more insights into how the Procurement Act is changing public sector buying and selling?  Access Tussell, the Cabinet Office, and the CMA's free Procurement Act Webinar today.

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Worried about how the Procurement Act will affect your business? You're not alone.

The Procurement Act presents the biggest change to public procurement in almost 10 years - possibly even longer.

Tussell's market intelligence platform provides data-driven insights into the public sector market. No matter how the procurement landscape changes in years to come, you can always rely on Tussell for trusted insight into your target accounts, frameworks and competitors.

Book a demo with the Tussell team to learn how you can start using data to drive public sector sales and future-proof your business.

This article is part of a series of articles on the 2023 Procurement Act. 

Head to Tussell's Procurement Act Hub for all the information and resources you need to get Procurement Act ready.