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Core Supplement
Procurement Guidance Note
Looks to create a standardised suite of Z clauses; establish clear and unambiguous wording for each of the Z clauses and supply guidance on their use.
Best practice guidance relating to public procurement is now available in the Sourcing and Construction Toolkits. Revised: 25 May 2018. Revision History: First issued: 13/02/2015. Revised to make reference to The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and numbering of identified and defined terms updated in Z2: 02/04/2015. Reissued in new format (with no changes to content): 08/05/2015. Correction and amendment: Z3 (page 21) reference to Z7 corrected to Z18, and Z 19.5 (page 50) amended: 23/07/2015. Hyperlinks updated: 16/11/2015. Reissued to reflect restructuring of NI Government departments: 16/06/2016. Clause Z19.6 deleted: 05/09/2016. Z2 and Z5 updated to include Notice of Written Warning and Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. Also, departmental logos updated and contact details revised: 09/11/2017. Z10 updated to remove Data Protection Act 1998 text and general corrections made: 25/05/2018.
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