Why Staying Ahead of Procurement Regulations Is Now a Competitive Advantage The UK’s procurement regulations have changed more significantly in the past two years than at any point since the EU Public Contracts Directives were first adopted. The Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, represents the most substantial reform of public procurement law in a generation — and it has fundamentally altered the rules of the game for every supplier bidding into the public sector. For many suppliers, the instinct is to treat regulatory change as a compliance matter: find out what the new rules…
