Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance for Suppliers

Please see here for official guidance provided by the Government for the Procurement Act 2023 which will be commencing on 24th February 2025 for public procurements.

This guidance includes PDF and videos to support Suppliers on the changes in the Procurement Act. 

Central Digital Platform (CDP)

Please note this is outside of Panacea Software. If you have any questions on using or about CDP, please use the support and guidance provided on CDP.

You will need to register on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) from 24th February 2025. 

You will be asked to provide Supplier Information:

• Basic Details
  • This includes: Supplier type; address; VAT number; website; email; organisation type; Companies House Number (if registered)
• Connected Persons
  • This is for information about individuals or entities with significant involvement in your business
• Qualifications
  • For you to provide any qualification relevant to opportunities you are or will be bidding for
• Trade Assurances
• Exclusions
  • You will be asked to provide details of circumstances affecting your business or connected persons which may prevent you participating in any procurement opportunities. This will be assessed by Buying/Contracting authorities for relevant tenders
  • This covers Mandatory and Discretionary exclusions 
• Financial Records
  • You will need to upload accounts or statements for your 2 most recent financial years

If your information changes, you will need to update this on CDP. You do not need to change this information for every bid - only for when your circumstances change, or additional information is to be added.

Sharing your Supplier Information in Tenders

When completing tenders for Buying/Contracting Authorities, you will need to provide the Supplier Information. In order for Buying/Contracting Authorities to access this information in a tender bid, you will be asked to provide this on Panacea Software by:

• Share Code: On CDP you will be provided with a Share Code which can then be given to Buyers/Contracting Authorities in a Tender Questionnaire in the specialist "Share Code" Question called "Supplier Data from UK Government Central Digital Platform"; OR
• File Upload: On CDP you will be able to download your Supplier Information, and thus upload this information on the relevant File Upload Question in a Tender Questionnaire

You can access the Share Code/ Supplier Information File on CDP via the "Supplier Information" section and selecting "Share my information"