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SUMMARY:Public Procurement 2022: Towards continuous commercial impro
	vement across the public sector
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DESCRIPTION:\n	Gross spending on public sector procurement was £357 bil
	lion in 2020/21 across the UK a rise of 17% from 2019/20 due to the public
	 sector response to the pandemic. This figure equates to approximately a t
	hird of all public expenditure every year and government accounts publishe
	d for 2021/22 suggest that public sector procurement will remain around th
	ese higher levels.\n\n\n\n	On the eve of the UK leaving the European Union
	\, the Cabinet Office published the green paper\, entitled Transforming Pu
	blic Procurement. This green paper set out a bold and ambitious reform pac
	kage which aimed to speed up and simplify the procurement processes\, plac
	e value for money front and centre\, generate social value and increase op
	portunities for small businesses\, charities to innovate in public service
	 delivery which in turn would assist greatly with the Government’s Level
	ling Up Agenda.\n\n\n\n	After a period of consultation with over 600 stake
	holders\, the Cabinet Office published its response in December 2021 befor
	e embarking on formulating legislation for Parliament. Whilst there is bro
	ad support for the majority of the proposals\, there has been a rethink in
	 certain areas with the Government responding to make the obligations even
	 clearer by splitting and refining objectives.\n\n\n\n	This timely event\,
	 though a mixture of high-level keynotes and practical case studies will a
	ddress these amendments\, the key challenges in public procurement\, adapt
	ations to practices and how the general principles set out in this reform 
	process are being met at both local and national levels.\n\n\n\n	Register\
	n\n
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