UKUPC Procurement Act Impact Review and Webinar Registration

 
 

UKUPC members can now download the UKUPC Procurement Act 2023 Impact Review, produced by SUPC for UKUPC members. It includes the key changes and their impacts; the objectives and highlights of the new bill; risks; next steps; cabinet office training; and what UKUPC is doing to support its members. We hope you find it useful.

UKUPC Procurement Act Webinar Series: Procurement Pipelines and Contract Management Requirements

 

Taking place online on the 30th April 2024: 10.30-11.30 Register here.

In the part of the Procurement Act containing the obligation to publish a procurement pipeline, the financial year is deemed to start on 1st April. This is obviously out of synch with the financial year of a university and therefore, the university will have to decide how it can include this requirement within its annual budgets. What can, and should, universities be doing to get ready for this?

For all regulated contracts with a value of more than £5million, the contracting authority will need to agree with the contractor 3 KPIs that will be reported against annually. Where KPIs are not met, this may lead to contractors being excluded from future tender opportunities. Universities need to ensure that they have both the people and the processes to adhere to this obligation.

Hosted by Anja Beriro, Partner at Browne Jacobson LLP, this session will cover the need for: early preparation of updated template documents; and, convening a meeting with all key contract managers within universities’ estates teams, ensuring everyone understands the obligations and agrees a process by which to manage them. We will also have a short Q&A at the end.

This webinar welcomes all UKUPC Members. Please don't hesitate to distribute it among your team members who would find it beneficial.

When: Tuesday 30th April, 10.30am – 11.30am.

Where: Taking place online you can register here. Details of how to join will be sent once registered.

Register now!

Speaker Bio: Anja Beriro specializes in advising public bodies on their duties and obligations under the public procurement regime and how to run successful and compliant procurement exercises. Anja leads Browne Jacobson’s education-specific procurement offering, and is a Governor at Nottingham College.
 
For any further questions or enquiries about this webinar please contact David McIntyre.

We plan to send out a UKUPC activity update each month which will include the latest information and guidance around the Procurement Act and its implementation. Please contact me if you have any queries.