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Procurement Policy Notes

OGC's Procurement Policy Division issues procurement policy notes (PPNs) to public sector organisations, to provide guidance on, or request information about, areas of public procurement policy.

The PPNs are sent to public sector heads of procurement and industry representatives, who are asked to cascade these to purchasers across the public sector, as appropriate. 

There are two types of notes:

  • Information notes, which provide guidance; and
  • Action notes, which also require a form of response for the guidance provided.

Please note that all responses to the PPNs, whether information notes or action notes, or any other related correspondence, must be forwarded via your departmental coordinator.

The United Kingdom regulations, which implement the European Union directives, came into effect on Tuesday, 31 January 2006, and the following PPNs have been issued:

2008

Consultation on the Postal Services (PDF, 132KB) and regulations (PDF, 125KB)

Use of Open Procedure - Inclusion of mandatory information in OJEU Contract Notices (PDF, 122KB)

Joint Statement on Access to Skills, Trade Unions and Advice in Government Contracting (PDF, 94KB)

Pre-vetting requirements for contractors employed on public sector contracts (PDF, 147KB)

Data Handling Review - Mandatory application of security provisions in contracts (PDF, 195KB)

Debt Assignment (PDF, 33KB)

Social Issues pamphlet  (PDF, 26KB)

EU statistics on public procurement - annual return for calendar year 2007  (PDF, 147KB)

Annual statistical reports and Commission survey on prices (PDF, 73KB)

Provisional Thresholds from 1st January 2008 (PDF, 35KB)

European Commission proposal to amend the Remedies Directives (PDF, 47KB)

The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 3542) (PDF, 29KB)

2007
EU statistics on public procurement (PDF, 104KB)

The Draft Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (PDF, 80KB)
To inform you of draft amendments to the 2006 Public Contracts and Utility Contracts Regulations. These amendments are needed to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, as well as other minor technical clarifications that have been identified since the Regulations came into force.

Statutory instrument: The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (PDF, 105KB)

PPN Action Note on the Use of Intermediaries (PDF, 86KB)

Procurement Policy Note on Innovation (PDF, 30KB)

2006
Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (PDF, 64KB)
Departments should note that the revised thresholds are effective from 31 January 2006.

Below threshold procurements (PDF, 144KB)
The European Commission has published an interpretive communication (IC) on "community law, applicable to contract awards, not subject, or not fully subject, to the provisions of the public procurement directives".

Competitive Dialogue (PDF, 92KB)
This provides some tips to:

  • help you use competitive dialogue;
  • reduce the risk of inappropriate use of the negotiated procedure; and
  • invite input for the development of further guidance.

Remedies Directives (PDF, 108KB)
This provides advice about the European Commission's published proposal to amend the existing remedies directives, and seeks written comments.

EU statistics utilities Annual Return (PDF, 116KB)

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