The stories that matter to small businesses navigating public sector contracts — updated weekly, plain-English always.
The Procurement Act 2023 introduced a mandatory assessment summary that unsuccessful suppliers must now receive. Here's what you're entitled to see — and how to use it.
The updated social value model has been mandatory for above-threshold central government contracts since October 2025. We look at how buyers are applying it in practice.
Departments published their first annual progress reports against their SME spend targets this spring. We break down who's ahead, who's behind, and what that means for bidders.
The biggest time-waster in tendering isn't writing a weak response — it's writing a strong one to a contract you were never going to win. Here's how to avoid it.
Most Advantageous Tender replaced Most Economically Advantageous Tender in February 2025. It's more than a rebrand — here's what changed and why it helps smaller suppliers.
Two portals, different thresholds, different purposes. If you're new to public sector bidding, here's where to start looking and how to set up alerts that actually work.