Ready for action?! The new Procurement Act 2023
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At this session the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club) will discuss the recently enacted Procurement Act 2023. All are welcome!
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Session overview
Join the Oxford POGO Club online at 4pm, Tuesday 28 November.
Action!! The Procurement Bill has successfully passed through Parliament, received Royal assent, and is now officially the Procurement Act 2023. Once in effect, this Act will be the law of the land in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland - but not Scotland for devolved matters. The Act introduces various reforms including new public notices earlier and later in the procurement cycle, a new central digital platform for notices and supplier registration, and increased procedural flexibility.
There is some time to prepare. Reforms will take effect in approximately a year, with a six month notice period before implementation. We also await the government’s response to a consultation on their draft of regulations under the Act. The regulations are likely to be laid before Parliament in Spring 2024.
Chaired by Professor Anne Davies and managed by Ruairi Macdonald, the November 2023 online session of the Oxford POGO Club will consider with policymakers and practitioners the new Procurement Act’s timeline, opportunities, and potential challenges around implementation.
Our excellent panellists are:
- Michael Bowsher KC, Monckton Chambers and Kings College London
- Kate Gough, Freshfields
- Gavin Hayman, Open Contracting Partnership
- Darren Knowd, Durham County Council
- Lindsay Maguire, UK Government Cabinet Office
The Procurement Act 2023 is available online here. The UK government's transparency ambition' is here and "innovation ambition' is here. Recall that Oxford POGO Club members submitted this response to the green paper and this response on the draft regulations.
This online session is co-hosted by the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Law and the Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) in the Blavatnik School of Government. All are welcome!
The Procurement of Government Outcomes (POGO) Club is a knowledge sharing initiative that is open to anyone interested in capacity building in public procurement and in collaboration to improve social outcomes. We host monthly calls, maintain a mailing list, and share other resources. Participants come from many different disciplines, sectors, and countries. Our chair is Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Public Policy.
Interested? Join the mailing list by emailing Jonathan Davies. Find us on LinkedIn here.