Procurement Act 2023

The Procurement Act 2023 is legislation that aims to reform the way public bodies in the UK buy goods, works and services.

Contracting authorities are required to publish performance data at the end of each financial year. The data below demonstrates our performance on paying first-tier suppliers within 30 days.

Financial year

The proportion of valid and undisputed invoices paid within 30 days in accordance with regulation 113

The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to a breach of the requirement in Regulation 113

The amount of interest due if paid for breach of regulation 113 at 8% per annum

2015/16

89%

NIL

N/A

2016/17

97%

NIL

£9521.50

2018/19

96%

NIL

£16791.81

2019/20

96%

NIL

£18119

2020/21

97.97%

NIL

£15060

2021/22

98.22%

NIL

£16647

2022/23

97.76%

NIL

£16,506.16

2023/24

97.95%

NIL

£3084

2024/25

98.09%

NIL

£44,451

Procurement Act 2023  

The Procurement Act 2023, which went into effect on February 24, 2025, aims to streamline and improve public sector procurement, benefiting suppliers of all sizes, especially small businesses. This act replaces the 2015 Public Contract Regulations and focuses on creating a simpler, more transparent, and flexible commercial system.  

Government updates

The Central Digital Platform (CDP) is a digital hub where public procurement information is published and managed. It aims to make it easier for suppliers to find and bid on contracts, and for buyers to meet their transparency obligations.  

What is the Central Digital Platform?  

Central Digital Platform is an online portal which will make it easier for suppliers to find and bid for contracts, and for buyers to meet their transparency commitments under the Procurement Act 2023.  

The Central Digital Platform has been designed to: 

  • feature a simple registration and identification for both suppliers and buyers. 
  • store suppliers’ core business details that can be used for multiple bids. 
  • enable easy management and updating of core information quickly, and share easily between suppliers, eSenders and buyers. 
  • make public procurement opportunities visible, making it easier to search at no cost and set up alerts for tenders of interest for suppliers. 
  • allow for procurement noticing throughout the procurement lifecycle. 
  • capture procurement data and eventually allow creation of dashboards to analyse that data.

Please note that Progress Housing Group will continue to use the Housing Procurement Portal to advertise its notices, receive bids from suppliers and manage its procurement activities. The Central Digital Platform will be an additional website where notices are published.

A guide for suppliers: How to register an organisation and the first administrator in 3 easy steps - (external link)

If you need help with completing supplier information, please watch the walkthrough video below or read the supporting user guide and follow the instructions provided. 

A guide for suppliers: Detailed walkthrough How an administrator completes and updates supplier info - (external link)

You will find further information on Transforming Public Procurement (external web link) webpage on GOV.UK, where you can check for regular updates and sign up for the mailing list.