Welcome to the Procurement Portal
The online resource for public procurement law
We’re working in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing public procurement market with more litigation, new European Directives on the horizon and numerous Government policies on procurement coming through. The Procurement Portal is an online resource for everyone involved in public or utilities procurement in England and Wales, whether as a purchaser or supplier. It's a free-to-use site, offering a user-friendly guide to the EU procurement rules that apply to public sector or utilities purchasing.
The Procurement Portal is brought to you by the public procurement team at Mills & Reeve LLP, a leading UK law firm providing procurement legal advice to purchasers and suppliers. Our team includes a number of leading procurement lawyers working across a range of sectors and is headed by Ruth Smith, our National Head of Procurement Law, who is described in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners as "one of the foremost procurement lawyers in the country". We update the Procurement Portal regularly and write regular blog posts about the latest developments; you can subscribe to alerters for these, helping you to stay ahead of the game and minimise legal risk.
We have answers to over 100 commonly asked procurement questions, all in plain English, covering topics from the timescales that apply to the four selection procedures, through to whether you can amend a specification once issued. If your question isn't answered, get in touch.
Want the text for an award letter? Need to draft a PQQ? We have some downloadable example documents to get you started and a handy standstill calculator.
Do you know your ITT from your ITN? What does ineffectiveness really mean? All the common procurement acronyms and terms are explained in our user friendly procurement dictionary.
Procurement law is a fast changing area. Our blog keeps you up to date on the latest cases and news. Post your own comments on the latest topics.
This site relates to the legal position in England and Wales and for contracts for goods and services. The site does not, in general, cover contracts for "works". While we aim to ensure that the site is accurate and up to date, please note our terms of use including a disclaimer.