At 00:01 this morning the new Procurement Act 2023 came into force - heralding a new era of transparency, simplicity and greater commercial flexibility.

This is a fantastic milestone which has involved collaboration right across the whole public sector, with practitioners, businesses and suppliers, as well as procurement experts, academics, and lawyers all working together to get us to this point. We are grateful for everyone’s contributions and ongoing support from all our stakeholders as we move forward into this next phase of implementation and start to realise the benefits of the reforms.

The Act commences with three strong new operational elements, all live from today:

• A new Central Digital Plat
  
• A new Procurement Review Unit and National Security Unit for Procurement
  

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