Contract opportunities
Contents
- Contract opportunities
- Contracts, invoices and getting paid
- Procurement law changes
Procurement law changes
The Procurement Act 2023 came into effect on 24 February 2025 aiming to make public procurement faster, simpler, more transparent.
Guidance
Prepare for the changes using guidance for suppliers:
- Benefits for prospective suppliers to the public sector
- Public procurement knowledge drops
- Short guide for suppliers
- YouTube guides - video for suppliers, a short animation and guide for SMEs and VCSEs
New platform
A new Central Digital Platform will be introduced for all public sector bodies to publish procurement opportunities.
This will allow you to register and upload key business information, reduce duplication and resource usage during the tender process. This is a mandatory requirement for suppliers wishing to bid for a covered procurement under the Procurement Act 2023.
Registration on the Central Digital Platform will not be available until the act goes live on 24 February 2025.
If you have previously registered on the Find a Tender service, you will be required to re-register.
Prepare to use the new Central Digital Platform and Find a Tender Service using guidance for suppliers:
- How to register your organisation and first administrator on find a tender in three easy steps
- Detailed walkthrough - how an administrator completes and updates supplier information
- How to use the Central Digital Platform, the enhanced find a tender service
- An overview of the Central Digital Platform, the enhanced find a tender service
In addition, some short guides on the Procurement Act 2023 have also been published, which you may find useful.
Queries
Contact the Cabinet Office or email [email protected].
Last updated 14 March 2025