The Procurement Act

Resource & learning hub

Get prepared for the biggest change to UK public procurement law in over a decade with Tussell's free-to-access resources.

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The Basics

Not sure what the Procurement Act is? Take a look at these resources to get up-to-speed.

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The Procurement Act Guidebook

Our run-through of the Procurement Act, what's set to change, and what you can do to prepare.

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What the Procurement Act means for buyers

Hear from procurement law experts Mills & Reeve to learn how the Act will impact contracting authorities.

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What the Procurement Act means for suppliers

Listen to public policy experts Create/Change to learn what the Act means for public sector suppliers.

Key changes - explained

Our in-depth explainers of the Act's key components, and what they all mean for public bodies and suppliers.

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What are Open Frameworks?

Get up-to-speed on a new type of framework, and all the other ways the Act will affect these routes-to-market.

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What are Dynamic Markets?

Dynamic Markets are set to replace Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPSs) - learn all about them here.

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How will Social Value change?

'Social value' is not mentioned in the Act, but it will impacted nonetheless. Learn how with this explainer.

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What are Preliminary Market Engagement Notices?

Contracting authorities have a new way to invite suppliers to engage pre-tender: the PME. Learn all about it here.

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What are Planned Procurement Notices?

PINs are set to be replaced by Planned Procurement Notices. How do they differ? Find out with this explainer.

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What is supplier Exclusion and Debarment?

Buyers have new powers to exclude suppliers from the procurement process. Learn how this could affect you.

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What are contract KPIs?

Learn about the new mandatory KPI legislation which is set to affect contracts worth over £5m.

What are Transparency Notices?

Discover what transparency notices are, when you need to use them, and what they need to include.

Downloadable resources

Download and share these PDFs with your team to level-up your Procurement Act know-how.

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New Notices Flowchart

The Act requires contracting authorities to publish lots of new Notice types. This flowchart summarises what they are, and when they need to be published.

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