Procurement policy notes
This collection brings together all procurement policy notes, providing guidance on best practice for public sector procurement.
Guidance on best practice for procurement for public sector organisations, together with supporting documentation.
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2020
- Procurement Policy Note 11/20: Reserving below threshold procurements
- Procurement Policy Note 10/20: Public Procurement after the Transition Period ends on 31 December 2020
- Procurement Policy Note 09/20: The Construction Playbook
- Procurement Policy Note 08/20 - Introduction of Find a Tender
- Procurement Policy Note 07/20 - Taking account of a bidder's approach to payment in the procurement of major government contracts
- Procurement Policy Note 06/20 – taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts
- Procurement Policy Note 05/20: The Outsourcing Playbook V2.0
- Procurement Policy Note 04/20: Recovery and Transition from COVID-19
- Procurement Policy Note 03/20: Use of procurement cards - COVID-19
- Procurement Policy Note 02/20: supplier relief due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Procurement Policy Note 01/20: Responding to COVID-19
2019
- Procurement Policy Note 01/19: Applying Exclusions in Public Procurement, Managing Conflicts of Interest and Whistleblowing
- Procurement Policy Note 02/19: Preparing for the UK Leaving the EU
- Procurement Policy Note 03/19: The Public Procurement (Electronic Invoices etc.) Regulations
- Procurement Policy Note 04/19: Taking account of a supplier’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts
- Procurement Policy Note 05/19: Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply Chains
- Procurement Policy Note 06/19: New Thresholds 2020
2018
2017
2016
- Procurement policy note 11/16: procuring steel in major projects - revised guidance
- Procurement policy note 10/16: onerous practices in procurement and contracting
- Procurement Policy Note 09/16: Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard
- Procurement policy note 8/16: Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) template
- Procurement Policy Note 07/16: Legal requirement to publish on Contracts Finder
- Procurement policy note 06/16: Armed Forces Covenant
- Procurement policy note 05/16: Open book contract management
- Procurement policy note (PPN) 04/16: Concession contracts threshold
- Procurement policy note 03/16: publication of payment performance statistics
- Procurement policy note 02/16: Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and Concession Contracts Regulations 2016
- Procurement Policy Note 01/16: complying with international obligations
2015
- Procurement Policy Note 18/15: New Threshold Levels 2016
- Procurement Policy Note 17/15: Standard EU forms and notices for public procurement
- Procurement Policy Note 15/15: statistics on utilities procurement contracts awarded in 2013 and 2014
- Procurement Policy Note 14/15: supporting apprenticeships and skills through public procurement
- Procurement Policy Note 12/15: Availability of Procurement Procedures (Decision Tree)
- Procurement policy note 11/15: unstructured electronic invoices
- Procurement policy note 10/15: annual statistical returns on public procurement contracts awarded 2013 and 2014
- Procurement policy note 09/15: assisting with procurement investigations
- Procurement Policy Note 08/15: tax arrangements of appointees
- Procurement Policy Note 07/15: open standards for technology
- Procurement Policy Note 06/15: sustainable skills development through major projects
- Procurement Policy Note 05/15: prompt payment and performance reporting
- Procurement Policy Note 04/15: taking account of suppliers’ past performance
- Procurement Policy Note 03/15: reforms to make public procurement more accessible to SMEs
- Procurement Policy Note 02/15: Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Procurement Policy Note 01/15: implementing Energy Efficiency Directive article 6: further information
2014
- Procurement Policy Note 11/14: references and public procurement
- Procurement Policy Note 10/14: the plan for public procurement of food and catering
- Procurement Policy Note 09/14: Cyber Essentials scheme certification
- Procurement Policy Note 07/14: implementing Energy Efficiency Directive article 6
- Procurement Policy Note 06/14: short form terms and conditions
- Procurement Policy Note 05/14: staff transfers and pensions
- Procurement Policy Note 04/14: model services contract
- Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance
- Procurement policy note 02/14: extending Mystery Shopper
- Procurement policy note 01/14: sharing information within government
2013
- Procurement policy note 10/13: new threshold levels for 2014
- Procurement policy note 09/13: Implementing the New Classifications Policy
- Procurement policy note 08/13: EU statistics on utilities sector procurement annual return for calendar year 2012
- Procurement policy note 07/13: EU statistics on public procurement annual return for calendar year 2012
- Procurement policy note 05/13: modernising EU procurement rules
- Procurement for growth
- Procurement policy note 03/13: promoting tax compliance and procurement
- Procurement policy note 02/13: supplier financial risk issues
- Procurement policy note 01/13: public sector equality duty
2012
- Procurement policy note 10/12: The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
- Procurement policy note 08/12: update on modernisation of the European Union procurement rules
- Procurement policy notes 05/12 and 06/12 - annual EU statistical data collection for 2011
- Procurement policy note 04/12: procurement supporting growth, supporting material for departments
- Procurement policy note 03/12: European legislative proposal on third country access to the EU public procurement market
- Procurement policy note 02/12: guidance on ICT contracts that exceed £100m
2011
- Procurement policy note 11/11: legislative proposals for the revised procurement directives and new directive on concessions
- Procurement policy note 10/11: new threshold levels for 2012 and changes in the use of the accelerated restricted procedure
- Procurement policy note 8/11: procurement of open source IT
- Procurement policy note 07/11: updates to guidance on transparency in procurement and contracting
- Procurement policy note 06/11: amendments to the procurement regulations, including 'Uniplex'
- Procurement policy note 05/11: modernising the public procurement rules
- Procurement policy note 04/11: EU statistics on public procurement, annual return for calendar year 2010
- Procurement policy update: April 2011
- Procurement policy note 05/11: further measures to promote small business procurement
- Procurement policy note 4/11: modernising the public procurement rules and implementing the defence and security directive
- Procurement policy note 02/11: published guidance on implementing requirements for greater transparency
Out of date procurement policy notes
- Procurement Policy Note 03/17: Changes to Data Protection Legislation & General Data Protection Regulation
- Procurement Policy Note 16/15: procuring steel in major projects
- Procurement Policy Note 13/15: increasing the transparency of contract information
- Procurement policy note 06/13: promoting tax compliance
- Procurement policy note 04/13: measures to promote tax compliance
- Procurement policy note 09/12: taking account of bidders' past performance
- Procurement policy note 07/12: tax arrangements of public appointees
- Procurement policy note 01/12: use of pre-qualification questionnaires
- Procurement policy note 09/11: open standards when specifying IT requirements
- Procurement Policy Note 04/18: Taking account of a supplier’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts
Last updated 8 December 2020 + show all updates
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Addition of link to Procurement Policy Note 09/20: The Construction Playbook.
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Addition of Procurement Policy Note 08/20 - Introduction of Find a Tender.
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Addition of PPN 06/20.
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Adding: Procurement Policy Note 04/20: Recovery and Transition from COVID-19.
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Addition of Procurement Policy Note 03/20: Use of procurement cards - coronavirus.
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Addition of Procurement Policy Note 01/20: Responding to COVID-19.
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Addition of Procurement Policy Note 06/19: New Thresholds 2020.
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Added new PPN to collection
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Procurement Policy Note 03/19: The Public Procurement (Electronic Invoices etc.) Regulations page added
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New note added to collection for 2019
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A section for documents for 2019 was added
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Updated to include Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 0418
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Added PPN 03/18
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New PPN added replacing 03/17
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New PPN added to 2018 collection
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new PPN added - threshold levels 2018
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New PPN 03/17 added to 2017 list
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02/17 update on previous transparency PPN added
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moved PPN 13/15 to out of date collection
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new collection group '2017' added
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New PPN 01/17 added and new group '2017' created
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Added 'PPN 13/15' to out of date procurement policy notes
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Added procurement policy note 11/16: procuring steel in major projects - revised guidance and moved 16/15 to out of date content as it has been replaced by this new note.
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Added procurement policy note 10/16: onerous practices in procurement and contracting.
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Added Procurement Policy Note 09/16: Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard
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Added 07/16 procurement policy note.
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Added PPN note 05/16.
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Added note 03/16
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Added PPN 02/16
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Edited collection documents to include PPN18/15
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Added note on complying with international obligations.
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Added PPN 18/15
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Added procurement policy note 17/15 on standard EU forms and notices
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Updated with procurement policy note 16/15 procuring steel in a major project
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Added Procurement Policy Note 15/15: statistics on utilities procurement contracts awarded in 2013 and 2014
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Added PPN 14/15 on supporting apprenticeships and skills through public procurement
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Added policy procurement note 13/15 on transparency of contract information
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Added latest procurement policy note 12/15: availability of procurement procedures (decision tree)
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PPN 11/15 added
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Added PPN 10/15: annual statistical returns on public procurement contracts awarded in 2013 and 2014.
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Added new PPN: assisting with procurement investigations
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PPNs 05/15, 06/15, 07/15, 08/15 added.
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Added latest procurement policy note 04/15: taking account of suppliers’ past performance
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Added Policy Procurement Note 03/15 on reforms to make public procurement more accessible to SMEs.
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Added Procurement Policy Note 02/15 on the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
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Added Procurement Policy Note 01/15 on further information for implementing Energy Efficiency Directive article 6.
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Added procurement policy note 11/14 on references.
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Added Policy Procurement Note 10/14: plan for public procurement of food and catering services.
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Added 09/14: use of Cyber Essentials scheme certification
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Procurement policy note 08/14 on pre-qualification questionnaires added: this replaces note 01/12.
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Added Procurement Policy Note 07/14 – Implementing Article 6 of the Energy Efficiency Directive.
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Updated with Procurement Policy Note 06/14 on short form terms and conditions.
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Added Procurement Policy Note 04/14: model services contract
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Added procurement policy notes 02/14 and 03/14.
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Added PPN 01/14 on sharing information in government procurement.
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New procurement policy note on threshold levels for 2014.
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