Daily procurement news · 25 September 2026 · Episode 4

South Africa’s top court strikes down the new procurement law

Four signals from the week: South Africa’s Constitutional Court strikes down the new procurement law, Dutch municipalities want to exclude foreign hardware from tenders, UK public AI spending still sends two thirds of the money overseas, and two sizeable health and construction contracts in Italy and Poland.

In this episode

1. South Africa’s Constitutional Court declares the new procurement law invalid

   The Constitutional Court declared the government’s new procurement law unconstitutional. The old rules stay in force for now, and the bill goes back to the drawing board.

   • EWN: ConCourt declares govt law aimed at overhauling tender, procurement system unconstitutional

2. Dutch municipalities want to exclude foreign hardware from tenders

   Dutch municipalities are asking for the legal tools to exclude foreign hardware from their tenders: the local face of the European preference debate.

   • Binnenlands Bestuur: Gemeenten willen buitenlandse hardware kunnen weren bij aanbesteding

3. UK public AI spending still sends two thirds of the money overseas

   New research says UK public spending on artificial intelligence still sends two thirds of the money overseas, while the government talks about sovereign AI.

   • Computing: UK AI procurement still sends two-thirds of spending overseas

4. A €57m medical equipment contract in Italy and a 168m zł hall in Warsaw

   A €57m contract for managing and maintaining medical equipment is out in Italy. Warsaw University of Technology has chosen the contractor for a 168m zł sports hall.

   • Il Mattino: Apparecchiature sanitarie, maxi-appalto da 57 milioni
   • WNP: Politechnika Warszawska będzie miała nową halę sportową

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