 Public
Accounts Committee Inquiry on public procurement
The Public Accounts
Committee of the National Assembly for Wales held its second evidence
session on public procurement on Monday 5 March. Andrew Slade, Sue Moffatt and
Jonathan Hopkins gave evidence for the Welsh Government and National Procurement
Service. The agenda, papers and webcast are on the Public
Accounts Committee web pages.
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Code of Practice
On 9 March it
will be one year since we launched the Code of Practice on Ethical Employment
in Supply Chains.
A
short animation providing an overview of the Code is available. Read more
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 General Data Protection Regulations update
The EU General Data Protection
Regulations (GDPR) come into force on 25 May 2018.
In readiness for the GDPR, the National Procurement Service (NPS) has
developed a high level plan and undertaken risk assessments on all frameworks
currently in place. Read more
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European Single
Procurement Document (ESPD)
Buyers placing tenders through the Official Journal of
the European Union (OJEU), and suppliers looking to keep abreast of
developments in the way the public sector buys goods and services, are
encouraged to read about the upcoming European Single Procurement Document
(ESPD).
Read more
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List
of live NPS frameworks
The list of live frameworks available for use has been
updated on our website. View the list here
To ensure we give as much advance notice of events from NPS, Value Wales, Welsh Government and colleagues across procurement in Wales, we have created the following Events Calendar.
Remember to also keep an eye on the NPS Twitter and LinkedIn pages, and Sell2Wales for NPS event announcements.
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Construction,
Facilities Management and Utilities
Read the category news round-up for details
on updated pricing on the General Building Materials framework; updated
supplier information and mini-competition opportunities on the Maintenance and
Installation of Passenger, Goods and Domestic Lifts framework; and the upcoming
review of gas and electricity options.
Contact: NPSConstructionFM@gov.wales
Contact: NPSUtilities@gov.wales
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Corporate and
Business Support Services
Read the category news round-up for an update on the Stationery and Copier Paper framework; new pricing
on the Office Copier, Digital and Offset Paper framework; and an important
update on the All Wales Printing Services framework.
Contact: NPSCorporateServices@gov.wales
 Digital, Data and ICT
IT Products and Services – read here for an important update on this framework for customer
organisations.
Read the category news round-up for an update
on the procurement exercise for eProcurement tools; details on the extension of
the Structured Cabling framework; and an update on the Digital and ICT Services
framework.
Contact: NPSICTCategoryTeam@gov.wales
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Fleet
Read the category news round-up for updates on the Provision of Vehicle Telematics; Vehicle Hire II; Tyres
and Associated Services; and Driver Licence Checking frameworks; details of the
extension to the Liquid Fuels frameworks; and how to be involved in future
areas of development.
Contact: NPSFleet@gov.wales
Food
Read the most recent category news round-up for guidance on using our Supply and Distribution of Fresh Food
and Beverages, and Supply and Distribution of Packaged Food and Beverages
frameworks; and a chance to provide feedback on our current Food framework
agreements.
Contact: NPSFood@gov.wales
People Services
Read the category news round-up for details of the
extension to the Managed Service for the Provision of Agency Workers framework.
Contact: NPSPeopleServicesutilities@gov.wales
Professional Services
Read the category news round-up for details on how to get involved in the VAT and Financial Services
Consultancy Category Forum Group; Legal Services training opportunities; and details
of newly issued Contract Notices and Prior Information Notices.
Contact: NPSProfessionalServices@gov.wales
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