Bidding in United Kingdom: the country kit

What a company from another country usually runs into. Each line names where you can check it.

Portals

Notices are published on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales for smaller or devolved contracts. The bid goes to the e-tendering system the buyer uses, which the notice links.

Check it at Find a Tender

Account to submit

To submit you need an account on the platform the notice names. Open it days ahead: some platforms check a new company by hand.

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Electronic signature

A qualified electronic signature is usually not required: in most procedures the bid counts as it is sent through the platform. The documents say when a signature is wanted.

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Registers and lists

Under the Procurement Act 2023 a supplier registers once on the central digital platform, keeps its core information there and shares it with each buyer. Procedures begun under the earlier regulations follow their own documents. The ESPD is not used.

Check it at Find a Tender, the central digital platform

Language of the bid

Bids are usually written in English. Certificates in another language usually need a translation; the documents say whether it has to be certified.

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