The Crown Commercial Service have released the following helpful information to summarise some of the changes coming as a result of the Procurement Act and the new regime of legislation commencing in October 2024: The Procurement Act, achieved Royal Assent in autumn 2023. The Cabinet Office...
The Government are looking to replace the current bureaucratic and process-driven EU regime for public procurement. This means contracts will be more accessible to SMEs and the 350 current rules governing public spending will be simplified. At some £300 billion, public procurement accounts for around a...
If you manufacture or import plastic packaging you need to know about The Plastic Packaging Tax (General) Regulations, which were adopted into UK law on 1 April 2022 under The Finance Act. The aim of the tax is to provide economic incentives for businesses to use...
In 2021 we pledged to plant a tree for every tender or accreditation we submitted on behalf of our clients. Now, in 2022 we are pleased to announce we have helped plant over 650 trees with the support of some of our clients. On Saturday 12th...
Interview with Simon Allford on reaching net zero carbon Building Magazine launched their Building Talks: Net Zero podcast series this week. The first person to be interviewed was Simon Allford, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President, where he speaks with optimism, yet realism, regarding the role of...
Each year we select several charities to support throughout the year. One that we have chosen is Macmillan Cancer Support, through their annual coffee mornings. In 2020 we were unable to hold one, so were keen to make this year’s a big success. On Thursday 23rd...
The Health & Care Bill, presented to parliament last week, proposes a new legislative framework to facilitate closer collaboration between the NHS, local authorities and partners, as well as a fundamental change to how the tendering of NHS contracts will be regulated in the future. The...
Sister companies, Bid & Tender Support and KCS Compliance Services, are proud to be working in partnership with Bright Business Advice (BBA), specialists in advising companies on how to grow, develop and succeed. Together, and with years of experience of supporting the corporate sector and SME...
Earlier this month, the UK government introduced a new Procurement Policy Note (PPN) to take account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of all major government contracts. The new policy, which comes into force from 30th September 2021, applies to all central government departments, executive...
The Government have announced that from the end of September 2021, any Construction businesses tendering for public contracts over £5 Million, will need to include a carbon emission reduction plan and a commitment from the business to reaching net- zero carbon by 2050 in with...
