What is BS 95009 – Public sector procurement about?
BS 95009 is an international standard that covers stipulations of public sector procurement.
BS 95009 specifies generic requirements to demonstrate an organization’s:
- Suitability as an external provider of products and services to the public sector
- Ability to work collaboratively to meet the requirements of the contracting authority
BS 95009 gives specifications for organizations providing products and services such as related terms and definitions, the context of the organization, organizational governance, risk and opportunity management, financial and commercial accountability, quality management, performance evaluation, etc.
BS 95009 is applicable to any organization, regardless of type, size, or the nature of its activities, and can be used by organizations:
- Contracting out a provision of products and services to external providers
- Acting as external providers throughout the supply chain.
Note: BS 95009 can also be used by organizations involved in non-public sector procurement.
Who is BS 95009– Public sector procurement for?
BS 95009 on public sector procurement is applicable to:
- Defence
- Any organization
- Government and public sector
- Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
Why should you use BS 95009– Public sector procurement?
Many new or smaller organizations experience barriers to entering into the public procurement supply chain because of the actual or perceived complexity of the tender process and blanket requirements, regardless of the context of the organization or the size or complexity of the contract.
BS 95009 provides you with a framework to enable those in the procurement process to more accurately demonstrate or assess the trustworthiness of organizations tendering for and procuring public sector contracts.
BS 95009 is intended for helping the users to address these issues and to:
- Support and simplify access to the public sector procurement process
- Support existing sector and other policies, regulations and schemes
- Be used as part of the due diligence process during tendering for and procuring public sector contracts
- Provide a single generic assurance framework to reduce bureaucracy
- Provide assurance that contracts are awarded fairly and to organizations that can be trusted to behave ethically, deliver what is required and offer value for money without compromising quality
- Mutually deliver good value for the taxpayer and end-users
It is important that public sector contracts are awarded to the most suitable organization which provides products or services in the best way, without compromising ethics, quality, or value for money and BS 95009 helps you deliver the same.