UVDB Powered by Achilles is a Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market within the meaning of Section(s) 34 to 40 of the Procurement Act 2023 which allows subscribing utilities to select suppliers for invitation to tender as part of a competitive tendering procedure. A detailed coding system has been developed by Achilles which works alongside the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes allowing suppliers to register to be considered for certain types of contract.
Where a utility is covered by the Procurement Act 2023, the system can be used to ensure compliance with the process of compiling a tender list from a list of qualified suppliers. Selecting suppliers from a Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market is permitted under the Procurement Act 2023 for the Competitive Flexible Procedure.
The information and links below provide the relevant information to the qualifying utilities dynamic market description section for the relevant Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM) UK13 Intention notice published by Achilles Information in Find A Tender (FTS) on behalf of the UVDB Powered by Achilles community.