Procurement FAQs

Content listing

• Award and standstill process regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

  Information on the award and standstill process if the procurement is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.

• Cabinet office guidance

  Several pieces of guidance from The Cabinet Office can be found here.

• Challenges by bidders

  Information on challenging a decision from bidders.

• Choosing a procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

  Information choosing a procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

• Contract advertising

  Information on advertising to commence a regulated procurement.

• Do the 2006 or the 2015 Regulations apply?

  Information on which Regulations apply when doing a procurement.

• Do the 2015 Regulations apply?

  Guidance on where the 2015 Regulations apply

• Evaluating tenders regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

  Information on how to evaluate a tender if the procurement is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.

• Invitation to tender (ITT) stage regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

  Information on Invitation to tender stage if the procurement is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.

• Remedies and challenges

  Information on remedies and challenges if the procurement is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.

• Selection stage

  Information on the selection stage if the contract is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.

• Shared services

  Key legal and practical issues on shared services.

• Thresholds under the Public Contracts

  A note on thresholds under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

• Using framework agreements regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

  Guidance on using framework agreements if the procurement is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.

• Working with the contract

  Useful information when working the contract if the procurement is regulated by the 2015 Regulations.