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The Procurement Act 2023 is due to go live on 28th October 2024. This event for both buyers and suppliers will look at what we have learned since the Act has been in force.

We'll look if possible at the Competitive Flexible Procedure and how it's being used, how dynamic markets are operating and whether Frameworks are being let under the new constructs as well as how the Central Digital Platform is working and if the new notice regime is helping to create more transparency and accessibility to public sector buyers.

We'll also be asking SMEs to feedback about whether their experience has changed at all. This is the first of 5 events we'll hold quarterley starting December 2024 and throughout 2025 to keep updating on how the Procurement Act 2023 is embedding in day to day puiblic procurement life.

At this event we'll take a look at three specific tools within the Procurement Act 2023 and go into more detail on how they work and how suppliers access them.

We'll focus on Open Frameworks - Under the Act, Frameworks (with more than one supplier) can be run for 8 years, providing it is re-opened at certain points. We'll talk through how it will work and how a Framework with only one supplier may differ. We'll chat through what to expect when they do re-open.

We'll look at Dynamic Markets and how they differ from Dynamic Purchasing Systems and discuss when they are mainly utilised and how they work.

Finally we'll look at Competitive Flexible Procedure, using some case studies if possible to discuss how they can work and how they are being utilised by contracting authorities since the Act became live in October 2024.

We're delighted to be joined by Anneliese Forthergill of YPO who will help us better understand how these tools are being used and how suppliers, especially smaller organisations, can prepare to take part in bids and tenders under the new regulations.