Most tender tools just aggregate a list and send alerts. Bidvane goes further: AI reads the tender documents, checks whether you meet the requirements, matches to your business profile with a fit score, and helps you manage each bid to award — with the whole team on one board.
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Practical articles on UK public procurement — regulatory changes, eligibility, bonds and market trends.
The Procurement Act 2023 went live on 24 February 2025, replacing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A single competitive flexible procedure, more transparency across the contract lifecycle and tougher exclusions — here's what it means if you bid for public work.
Read article ›From 24 February 2025 the enhanced Find a Tender service and the Central Digital Platform let suppliers register core business details once and reuse them across bids. It's free, searchable and supports alerts — here's how to make it work for you.
Read article ›The National Procurement Policy Statement and PPN 001 set SME and VCSE spend targets: central departments must set three-year SME targets from April 2025 and report annually, with an ambition of 30% of spend with SMEs by 2027/28. What it means if you're a small supplier.
Read article ›From 24 February 2025 the Procurement Act 2023 implies 30-day payment terms into public contracts and, via section 73, into every public sub-contract — with authorities publishing payment compliance notices. Why it matters most to smaller suppliers.
Read article ›Find a Tender carries higher-value UK public contracts (it replaced OJEU/TED on 1 January 2021); Contracts Finder carries lower-value ones. Here are the thresholds in force from 1 January 2026 and what they mean for where a contract appears.
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