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Procurement Act

 

 

The new Procurement Act 2023 was implemented by the Government on 24 February 2025. The Legal and Procurement Teams have worked closely with the law firm DLA Piper to re-write our Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) to ensure the Council is fully compliant to the new legislation. The new legislation imposes many changes in the way we do business with our suppliers for which we have conducted a training regime to ensure appropriate Council staff are fully aware of their responsibilities to ensure compliance throughout the procurement cycle.

 

The fully updated version of the CPRs was not made available until Thursday 20 February 2025 due to ongoing drafting work as well as the recent publication of legislative guidance and supporting documents which DLA Piper subsequently incorporated into the revised CPRs.  Council regulations state the CPRs must be approved by the Audit and Governance Committee, currently scheduled for 19 March 2025, followed by the Full Council, currently scheduled for 24 April 2025. For this reason we are unable to publish the revised CPRs on all the appropriate web pages, although the requirement is for the Council to be compliant from 24 February 2025.

 

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Awaiting Implementation

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/03/2025

Decision due: Not before 27th Mar 2025 by Cabinet Member - Corporate Services

The new Procurement Act 2023 was implemented by the Government on 24 February 2025. The Legal and Procurement Teams have worked closely with the law firm DLA Piper to re-write our Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) to ensure the Council is fully compliant to the new legislation. The new legislation imposes many changes in the way we do business with our suppliers for which we have conducted a training regime to ensure appropriate Council staff are fully aware of their responsibilities to ensure compliance throughout the procurement cycle. The fully updated version of the CPRs was not made available until Thursday 20 February 2025 due to ongoing drafting work as well as the recent publication of legislative guidance and supporting documents which DLA Piper subsequently incorporated into the revised CPRs. Council regulations state the CPRs must be approved by the Audit and Governance Committee, currently scheduled for 19 March 2025, followed by the Full Council.

Lead member: Cabinet Member - Corporate Services

Lead director: Executive Director – Corporate Services and Commercial

Contact: Don Sturgeon Email: Don.Sturgeon@sefton.gov.uk.

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