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Evaluation stage

Activities at this commercial stage include (not an exhaustive list):

  • ensuring evaluators have the right skills and expertise and are checked for objectivity and conflicts of interest
  • assessing supplier responses using relevant evaluation criteria
  • documenting rationale for awarding scores, evidencing alignment with relevant evaluation criteria
  • coordinating post-submission clarification questions.
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Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs)
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PPN 02/24 (PCR 2015) Improving transparency of AI use in procurement (opens in new tab)
PPN 12/23 (PCR 2015) North Macedonia accession to the agreement on government procurement & CPV code amendments (opens in new tab)
PPN 04/23 (PCR 2015) Procuring steel in government contracts (opens in new tab)
PPN 05/21 (PCR 2015) National Procurement Policy Statement (opens in new tab)
PPN 04/21 (PCR 2015) Applying exclusions in public procurement, managing conflicts of interest and whistleblowing (opens in new tab)
PPN 10/20 (PCR 2015) Public procurement after the transition period ends on 31 December 2020 (opens in new tab)
PPN 06/20 (PCR 2015) Taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts (opens in new tab)
PPN 01/13 (PCR 2015) Public Sector Equality Duty (opens in new tab)
PPN 022 (PA 2023) PPN 022 Procuring Steel in Government Contracts (opens in new tab)
PPN 017 (PA 2023) PPN 017 Improving Transparency of AI use in Procurement (opens in new tab)
PPN 011 (PA 2023) PPN 011 Commercial playbooks (opens in new tab)
PPN 002 (PA 2023) PPN 002 Taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts (opens in new tab)
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Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015)
Regulation (Reg.) Title (links open in new tabs)
Reg. 18 (PCR 2015) Principles of procurement (opens in new tab)
Reg. 19 (PCR 2015) Economic operators (opens in new tab)
Reg. 22 (PCR 2015) Rules applicable to communication (opens in new tab)
Reg. 24 (PCR 2015) Conflicts of interest (opens in new tab)
Reg. 25A (PCR 2015) Conditions relating to the GPA (opens in new tab)
Reg. 25B (PCR 2015) Conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA (opens in new tab)
Reg. 29 (PCR 2015) Competitive procedure with negotiation (opens in new tab)
Reg. 30 (PCR 2015) Competitive dialogue (opens in new tab)
Reg. 31 (PCR 2015) Innovation partnership (opens in new tab)
Reg. 33 (PCR 2015) Framework agreements (opens in new tab)
Reg. 34 (PCR 2015) Dynamic purchasing systems (opens in new tab)
Reg. 35 (PCR 2015) Electronic auctions (opens in new tab)
Reg. 42 (PCR 2015) Technical specifications (opens in new tab)
Reg. 45 (PCR 2015) Variants (opens in new tab)
Reg. 55 (PCR 2015) Informing candidates and tenderers (opens in new tab)
Reg. 56 (PCR 2015) General principles in awarding contracts etc (opens in new tab)
Reg. 60 (PCR 2015) Means of proof (opens in new tab)
Reg. 62 (PCR 2015) Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards (opens in new tab)
Reg. 63 (PCR 2015) Reliance on the capacities of other entities (opens in new tab)
Reg. 66 (PCR 2015) Reduction of the number of tenders and solutions (opens in new tab)
Reg. 67 (PCR 2015) Contract award criteria (opens in new tab)
Reg. 68 (PCR 2015) Life-cycle costing (opens in new tab)
Reg. 69 (PCR 2015) Abnormally low tenders (opens in new tab)
Reg. 71 (PCR 2015) Subcontracting (opens in new tab)
Reg. 76 (PCR 2015) Principles of awarding contracts (opens in new tab)
Reg. 82 (PCR 2015) Decisions of the jury (opens in new tab)
Reg. 84 (PCR 2015) Reporting and documentation requirements (opens in new tab)
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Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023)
Section (S.) Title (links open in new tabs)
S. 12 (PA 2023) Covered procurement: objectives (opens in new tab)
S. 13 (PA 2023) The national procurement policy statement (opens in new tab)
S. 14 (PA 2023) The Wales procurement policy statement (opens in new tab)
S. 19 (PA 2023) Award of public contracts following a competitive tendering procedure (opens in new tab)
S. 20 (PA 2023) Competitive tendering procedures (opens in new tab)
S. 26 (PA 2023) Excluding suppliers from a competitive award (opens in new tab)
S. 30 (PA 2023) Excluding suppliers for improper behaviour (opens in new tab)
S. 43 (PA 2023) Switching to direct award (opens in new tab)
S. 46 (PA 2023) Frameworks: competitive selection process (opens in new tab)
S. 49 (PA 2023) Open frameworks (opens in new tab)
S. 81 (PA 2023) Conflicts of interest: duty to identify (opens in new tab)
S. 82 (PA 2023) Conflicts of interest: duty to mitigate (opens in new tab)
S. 83 (PA 2023) Conflicts assessments (opens in new tab)
S. 90 (PA 2023) Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination (opens in new tab)
S. 91 (PA 2023) Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination in Scotland (opens in new tab)
S. 96 (PA 2023) Electronic communications (opens in new tab)
S. 98 (PA 2023) Record-keeping (opens in new tab)
S. 99 (PA 2023) Data Protection (opens in new tab)
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Commercial Playbooks
Product Title (links open in new tabs)
Playbook Sourcing Playbook (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Sourcing Playbook) Should Cost Modelling (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Sourcing Playbook) Bid evaluation (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Sourcing Playbook) Competitive dialogue and competitive procedure with negotiation (opens in new tab)
Playbook Consultancy Playbook (opens in new tab)
Playbook Digital, Data and Technology Playbook (opens in new tab)
Playbook Construction Playbook (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Construction Playbook) Promoting net zero carbon and sustainability in construction (opens in new tab)
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Guidance
Product Title (links open in new tabs)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Central Digital Platform and publication of information (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Time periods (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Conditions of participation (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Exclusions (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Exclusions annex 2: National security grounds (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Debarment (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Assessing competitive tenders (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Electronic communications (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Modifying a competitive procurement (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Procurement termination notices (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Assessment summaries (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Contract award notices and standstill (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Contract details notices and contract documents (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Procurement oversight (opens in new tab)
Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance Remedies (opens in new tab)
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Commercial templates
Template Title (links open in new tabs)
Standard template (PCR 2015) (PCR 2015) Conflict of Interest (CoI) declaration form (opens in new tab)
Standard template (PA 2023) (PA 2023) Conflict of Interest declaration form (opens in new tab)
Standard template (PA 2023) (PA 2023) Conflicts assessment (opens in new tab)
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