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The Welsh Government has published a new Welsh procurement policy note (WPPN) and has adopted a new procurement policy note (PPN) from the UK government.

The Welsh Government has published a Welsh procurement policy note (WPPN 01/21) on sourcing steel in major construction and infrastructure projects in Wales. This WPPN addresses public procurement actions to support the strategically important steel sector in the UK. It provides guidance to contracting authorities on how to use the procurement life cycle to identify any opportunity to support the UK steel industry, to maximise the socio economic and environmental impact of the contract delivered.

WPPN 01/21 replaces a previous procurement advice note published in 2018. 

Procurement policy note (PPN) 01/21 from the UK government, reminds contracting authorities of the options available to them when undertaking procurements in an emergency. This includes extremely urgent procurements required by the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This PPN builds on the guidance in ‘PPN 01/20 - Responding to COVID-19’. It includes further information on the commercial risks inherent in direct awards without competition.

This PPN is being adopted by the Welsh Government and we encourage the Welsh public sector to do the same.

Please note that WPPN 03/20 is the Welsh equivalent of PPN 08/20 from the UK government.

If you have any queries, please contact the Commercial Policy mailbox: CommercialPolicy@gov.wales