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Drawn up in response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in which 72 people lost their lives, the much anticipated Building Safety Act passed into legislation last month, gaining Royal Assent nine months after its firs...

With the cost of living soaring, and inflation rates rising, we explore how this may impact public sector tendering.

We often find ourselves approached by organisations who as the incumbent provider want to defend their position and retain contracts they currently hold. They are confident in their proven track record, have strong re...

We revisit how an increased focus on net zero will impact SME's approach to tendering in the future, and what they can do to create a carbon reduction plan.

As we move into a new year, it’s time to look forward to how the procurement landscape can be expected to change. While tendering trends regularly change based on innovation, updated rules and regulations or simply ...

In October 2021 the government published the latest PPN: Procurement Policy Note 08/21 – Taking account of a bidder's approach to payment in the procurement of major government contracts.

In recognition of the challenges exacerbated by COVID-19, the government has introduced new legislation, pledging an additional £36 billion investment to help tackle issues faced by an already stretched social care s...

Our blog post in June 2021 ‘Reform in the health and social care sector’ outlined the core issues the sector faces, and the Government’s response in the form…

The decommissioning programme for the Sellafield nuclear complex in Cumbria will run for the next 100 years. To maximise opportunities for unlocking social value and meaningful change, four organisations who will help...

The health and social care sector is perennially subject to proposals for reform, revamp, overhaul, and rethink. This boundless appetite for change in the sector is explained by four key factors:

As she departed office in 2019, one of Theresa May’s last acts as prime minister was to legislate an amendment to the Climate Change Act 2008 which committed to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net...

The policy note provides guidance to public sector authorities on implementing the National Procurement Policy Statement, which will require authorities to consider national strategic priorities when procuring, with t...