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PA23 Compliance Checklist
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Bid or No-Bid Decision Framework
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The Procurement Act 2023 — Compliance Guide for Contracting Authorities
A comprehensive guide to every PA23 obligation — from pipeline notices to standstill management, social value requirements and the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Includes a compliance checklist.
UK Win Rate Benchmark Report 2025
Analysis of public sector bid win rates across sectors, contract value ranges and buyer types. Includes data on evaluation criteria weighting, social value scoring and what separates winning bids from losing ones.
The True Cost of Manual Procurement
A research paper quantifying the staff time, compliance risk and missed opportunity cost of running procurement via email and shared drives. Based on data from 50+ procurement teams.
Writing Bids That Score: PA23 Edition
A practical guide to structuring bid responses around how PA23 evaluation criteria are actually scored. Includes method statement templates, social value frameworks and a pre-submission quality checklist.
Social Value Reporting Guide — TOMS & NCVO Frameworks
How to capture, track and report social value commitments through the full procurement lifecycle. Includes TOMS mapping templates, supplier reporting frameworks and board-ready reporting formats.
Getting onto Government Frameworks — The SME Playbook
A step-by-step guide for SMEs looking to access public sector contracts through CCS frameworks, DPS arrangements and Dynamic Markets. Includes framework eligibility mapper and application templates.
Latest articles
10 articles covering PA23, bid strategy, eSourcing and procurement best practice.
Crown Commercial Service frameworks explained: a guide for suppliers
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Transparency notices under PA23: a complete guide for contracting authorities
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How SMEs can win government contracts: the practical guide
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Evaluation management best practice: how to run a legally defensible scoring process
5 May 2025
Sub-threshold procurement under PA23: the rules most organisations are getting wrong
22 April 2025
Social value under the Procurement Act 2023: what buyers and suppliers need to know
10 April 2025
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