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title: "Introduction"
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<u>Introduction.</u>

The Procurement Act 2023 legislated for provision of a central digital platform to facilitate the publishing of required notices and documents in accordance with the new regulations. An enhanced Find a Tender service (FTS) was launched on 24 February 2025, which is the central digital platform for public procurement. It makes it easier to find and bid for contracts, and for buyers to meet their transparency commitments under the Act.

[Find a Tender](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/) is the central place for the contracting authority to register their organisation initially and then publish their procurement notices. However, many buyers use a third-party eSenders ( for example us Mercell (EU Supply) UK CTM Portal ) to facilitate publication of notices.  

Mercell (EU Supply) UK CTM Portal is fully compliant with all the new rules and regulations and allows end users to publish their notices according to the rules set with the new Procurement Act 2023