What does the Procurement Reform mean for Carmarthenshire?

Transparency Notices (increase from 5 to 15)

• Pipeline Notice – Procure more than £100m must publish future potential procurements (est. Contact value >£2m)
• Below Threshold Notice & Contract Details Notice (Over £30k inclusive of VAT)
• Mandatory Transparency Notice – for Direct Awards (i.e. Exceptions) includes a standstill period (8 working days) before the contract is entered into.
• Contract Change Notice (any modifications made must be published).
• Contract Termination Notice (when a public contract ends).
• Procurement Bill.

Fewer Tender Procedures (from 5 to 2)

• Open Procedure, and
• A new Competitive Flexible Procedure

• • Offers more flexibility to create own procurement procedures.
    
    However, the obligations of transparency haven’t gone away!

Frameworks 

• Closed Framework 4 years.
• New Open Framework option -  a scheme of frameworks that allows for the award of successive frameworks on substantially the same terms.
• At least one re-award required in the three years and at least one in each subsequent five-year period from the first re-award.
• Total term is 8 years from award of first framework.

Contract Management 

• Over £5m must publish at least 3 KPI’s
• Assess KPI Performance at least every 12 months.
• Publish KPI performance annually.
• Must publish a supplier's breach of a contract.

Payment Terms

• Prompt Payment Requirement: 30 days from “receipt” of invoice.
• Payment compliance notice – publish every 6 months.

New Debarment Register – Government maintained list containing suppliers barred from competing in future procurements.