Regulation 5 Amendments to the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024

in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (4)(b), (c), (d) and (e)”^f2, substitute “paragraph (4)(aa) to (e)”;

after paragraph (4)(a), insert—

“(aa)

regulation 2(1) of those Regulations (definitions) is to be read as if after the definition of “candidate” there were inserted—

• ““central digital platform” has the meaning given by regulation 5(2) of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (publication of notices etc on central digital platform);””;

after paragraph (4)(b), insert—

“(ba)

those Regulations are to be read as if regulation 106 of those Regulations (publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used) were omitted;

(bb)

regulation 108 of those Regulations (publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded) is to be read as if—

(i)

in the heading, for “Contracts Finder” there were substituted “the central digital platform”,

(ii)

paragraph (1)(a) were omitted,

(iii)

in paragraphs (2) and (6)(a), for “Contracts Finder” there were substituted “the central digital platform”,

(iv)

paragraph (5) were omitted,

(v)

in paragraph (6)(b), the words “(having regard, where relevant, to paragraph (5))” were omitted, and

(vi)

paragraphs (7) to (9) were omitted;

(bc)

regulation 112 of those Regulations (publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded - below-threshold procurements) is to be read as if in the heading and paragraphs (1) and (3)(a), for “Contracts Finder” there were substituted “the central digital platform”;”.