Most frameworks close once they are awarded. Dynamic markets, and the dynamic purchasing systems they replace, stay open: you can apply to join whenever you are ready. What they are, what changed, and how to get on one.

A lot of public sector work is never advertised as a contract of its own: it goes to suppliers already on a framework. What a framework is, how the work is shared out, and how a small business gets a place.

A practical guide for small businesses bidding for UK public sector contracts: what the people scoring your bid look for, and how to write answers that earn the marks.

Since February 2025, most UK public sector buying has followed a new law. Here is what changed for small businesses, what you need to do, and where the new rules work in your favour.