Procurement Act, part 3: building a culture of integrity

With around £300 billion a year spent on public sector procurement each year, professionalism and integrity are essential characteristics of good procurement officers. How is this being addressed in the new Procurement Act? Will the new regulations drive further use of framework providers? And, how will the debarment list of suppliers work in practice?

Rebecca Rees and Alan Heron help unravel these very questions for you on episode three of the CIPS Preparing for the Procurement Act podcast series. 

Further reading:

• An Essential Guide to the Procurement Act 2023, from Procurement Hub
• Procurement Act guidance documents from the Cabinet Office
• What is Public Sector Procurement?
• Procurement Hub

This mini-series is brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) in partnership with the Procurement Hub, part of Places for People.