Guides

Procurement Guides

Concise, source-cited guides to UK public sector contracting

Understanding CPV Codes

How the Common Procurement Vocabulary categorises public contracts.

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Find a Tender Service

The UK's central platform for high-value contract notices, and lower-value ones since 2025.

3 minRead

Contracts Finder

What Contracts Finder still publishes since the Procurement Act 2023.

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The Bidding Process

Stages of bidding for UK public sector contracts.

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Procurement Thresholds

Current UK public procurement threshold values and rules.

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The Procurement Act 2023

What changed on 24 February 2025 and what the new regime means for suppliers.

5 minRead

Framework Agreements & Dynamic Markets

How frameworks, call-offs, and dynamic markets work under the Procurement Act 2023.

4 minRead

Winning Government Contracts

Practical tips for SMEs bidding on public sector work.

4 minRead

Head to head

Comparisons

TenderTracker vs Contracts Finder

What the free portal for pre-2025 procurements does and what TenderTracker adds.

TenderTracker vs Find a Tender

What the official central procurement portal does and what TenderTracker adds.

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