Procurement Act 2023

2023 c. 54 · Enacted 26 October 2023 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. Part 1: Key definitions
2. 1Procurement and covered procurement
3. 2Contracting authorities
4. 3Public contracts
5. 4Valuation of contracts
6. 5Mixed procurement: above and below threshold
7. 6Utilities contracts
8. 7Defence and security contracts
9. 8Concession contracts
10. 9Light touch contracts
11. 10Mixed procurement: special regime contracts
12. Part 2: Principles and objectives
13. 11Covered procurement only in accordance with this Act
14. 12Covered procurement: objectives
15. 13The national procurement policy statement
16. 14The Wales procurement policy statement
17. Part 3: Award of public contracts and procedures
18. Chapter 1: Preliminary steps
19. 15Planned procurement notices
20. 16Preliminary market engagement
21. 17Preliminary market engagement notices
22. 18Duty to consider lots
23. Chapter 2: Competitive award
24. Terms of a procurement
25. 19Award of public contracts following a competitive tendering procedure
26. 20Competitive tendering procedures
27. 21Tender notices and associated tender documents
28. 22Conditions of participation
29. 23Award criteria
30. 24Refining award criteria
31. 25Sub-contracting specifications
32. Exclusions and modifications
33. 26Excluding suppliers from a competitive award
34. 27Excluding suppliers from a competitive flexible procedure
35. 28Excluding suppliers by reference to sub-contractors
36. 29Excluding a supplier that is a threat to national security
37. 30Excluding suppliers for improper behaviour
38. 31Modifying a section 19 procurement
39. Reserving contracts to certain suppliers
40. 32Reserving contracts to supported employment providers
41. 33Reserving contracts to public service mutuals
42. Awarding contracts by reference to dynamic markets
43. 34Competitive award by reference to dynamic markets
44. 35Dynamic markets: establishment
45. 36Dynamic markets: membership
46. 37Dynamic markets: removing members from the market
47. 38Dynamic markets: fees
48. 39Dynamic market notices
49. 40Qualifying utilities dynamic market notices: no duty to publish a tender notice
50. Chapter 3: Direct award
51. 41Direct award in special cases
52. 42Direct award to protect life, etc
53. 43Switching to direct award
54. 44Transparency notices
55. Chapter 4: Award under frameworks
56. 45Frameworks
57. 46Frameworks: competitive selection process
58. 47Frameworks: maximum term
59. 48Frameworks: implied terms
60. 49Open frameworks
61. Chapter 5: After award, standstill periods and notices
62. 50Contract award notices and assessment summaries
63. 51Standstill periods on the award of contracts
64. 52Key performance indicators
65. 53Contract details notices and publication of contracts
66. Chapter 6: General provision about award and procedures
67. Time limits and termination
68. 54Time limits
69. 55Procurement termination notices
70. Technical specifications
71. 56Technical specifications
72. Excluding suppliers
73. 57Meaning of excluded and excludable supplier
74. 58Considering whether a supplier is excluded or excludable
75. Debarment
76. 59Notification of exclusion of supplier
77. 60Investigations of supplier: exclusion grounds
78. 61Investigations under section 60: reports
79. 62Debarment list
80. 63Debarment decisions: interim relief
81. 64Debarment list: application for removal
82. 65Debarment decisions: appeals
83. 66Debarment proceedings and closed material procedure
84. Part 4: Management of public contracts
85. Terms implied into public contracts
86. 67Electronic invoicing: implied term
87. 68Implied payment terms in public contracts
88. Notices about payments and performance
89. 69Payments compliance notices
90. 70Information about payments under public contracts
91. 71Assessment of contract performance
92. Sub-contracting
93. 72Sub-contracting: directions
94. 73Implied payment terms in sub-contracts
95. Modifying public contracts
96. 74Modifying a public contract
97. 75Contract change notices
98. 76Voluntary standstill period on the modification of contracts
99. 77Publication of modifications
100. Terminating public contracts
101. 78Implied right to terminate public contracts
102. 79Terminating public contracts: national security
103. 80Contract termination notices
104. Part 5: Conflicts of interest
105. 81Conflicts of interest: duty to identify
106. 82Conflicts of interest: duty to mitigate
107. 83Conflicts assessments
108. Part 5A: Outsourcing: protection of workers
109. 83AApplication of this Part
110. 83BRelevant outsourcing contracts
111. 83CPower to specify provision for inclusion in relevant outsourcing contracts
112. 83DCode of practice on relevant outsourcing contracts
113. 83EInterpretation of this Part
114. 83FPower of Scottish Ministers to amend this Part
115. Part 6: Below-threshold contracts
116. 84Regulated below-threshold contracts
117. 85Regulated below-threshold contracts: procedure
118. 86Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to consider small and medium-sized enterprises
119. 87Regulated below-threshold contracts: notices
120. 88Regulated below-threshold contracts: implied payment terms
121. Part 7: Implementation of international obligations
122. 89Treaty state suppliers
123. 90Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination
124. 91Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination in Scotland
125. 92Trade disputes
126. Part 8: Information and notices: general provision
127. 93Pipeline notices
128. 94General exemptions from duties to publish or disclose information
129. 95Notices, documents and information: regulations and online system
130. 96Electronic communications
131. 97Information relating to a procurement
132. 98Record-keeping
133. 99Data protection
134. Part 9: Remedies for breach of statutory duty
135. 100Duties under this Act enforceable in civil proceedings
136. 101Automatic suspension of the entry into or modification of contracts
137. 102Interim remedies
138. 103Pre-contractual remedies
139. 104Post-contractual remedies
140. 105Post-contractual remedies: set aside conditions
141. 106Time limits on claims
142. 107Part 9 proceedings and closed material procedure
143. Part 10: Procurement oversight
144. 108Procurement investigations
145. 109Recommendations following procurement investigations
146. 110Guidance following procurement investigations
147. Part 11: Appropriate authorities and cross-border procurement
148. 111Welsh Ministers: restrictions on the exercise of powers
149. 112Northern Ireland department: restrictions on the exercise of powers
150. 113Minister of the Crown: restrictions on the exercise of powers
151. 114Definitions relating to procurement arrangements
152. 115Powers relating to procurement arrangements
153. 115AApplication of this Act where a devolved Scottish authority carries out procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement etc.
154. Part 12: Amendments and repeals
155. 116Disapplication of duty in section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988
156. 117Single source defence contracts
157. 118Concurrent powers and the Government of Wales Act 2006
158. 119Repeals etc
159. Part 13: General
160. 120Power to disapply this Act in relation to procurement by NHS in England
161. 120APower to disapply this Act in relation to procurement by NHS in Wales
162. 121Power to amend this Act in relation to private utilities
163. 122Regulations
164. 123Interpretation
165. 124Index of defined expressions
166. 125Power to make consequential, etc, provision
167. 126Extent
168. 127Commencement
169. 128Short title
170. Schedule 1: Threshold amounts
171. 1Paragraph 1
172. 2Paragraph 2
173. 3Paragraph 3
174. 4Paragraph 4
175. 5Paragraph 5
176. Schedule 2: Exempted contracts
177. Part 1: Counterparty exempted contracts
178. 1General
179. 2Vertical arrangements
180. 2AParagraph 2A
181. 3Horizontal arrangements
182. 4Defence and security contracts
183. 5Utilities contracts
184. 6Utilities contracts
185. Part 2: Subject-matter exempted contracts
186. 7General
187. 8Land and buildings etc
188. 9Broadcasting
189. 10Broadcasting
190. 11Electronic communications services
191. 12Electronic communications services
192. 13Alternative dispute resolution
193. 14Legal services
194. 15Financial services
195. 16Financial services
196. 17Financial services
197. 18Employment
198. 19Employment
199. 20Emergency services
200. 21Public passenger transport services
201. 22Research and development services
202. 23International agreements and organisations
203. 24International agreements and organisations
204. 25National security
205. 26Intelligence activities
206. 27Defence and security contracts
207. 28Defence and security contracts
208. 29Defence and security contracts
209. 30Defence and security contracts
210. 31Utilities contracts
211. 32Utilities contracts
212. 33Utilities contracts
213. 34Utilities contracts
214. 35Concession contracts
215. 36Concession contracts
216. 37Concession contracts
217. 38Commercial contracts of the City of London
218. Schedule 3: Estimating the value of a contract
219. 1General rule
220. 2Frameworks
221. 3Concession contracts
222. 4Anti-avoidance
223. 5Cases where estimate not possible
224. Schedule 4: Utility activities
225. Part 1: Activities that are utility activities
226. 1Gas and heat
227. 2Electricity
228. 3Water
229. 4Transport
230. 5Ports and airports
231. 6Extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels
232. 7Interpretation of Schedule
233. Part 2: Activities that are not utility activities
234. 8Paragraph 8
235. 9Paragraph 9
236. 10Paragraph 10
237. 11Paragraph 11
238. 12Paragraph 12
239. 13Paragraph 13
240. 14Paragraph 14
241. 15Paragraph 15
242. 16Paragraph 16
243. 17Paragraph 17
244. Schedule 5: Direct award justifications
245. 1Paragraph 1
246. 2Prototypes and development
247. 3Prototypes and development
248. 4Single suppliers
249. 5Single suppliers
250. 6Single suppliers
251. 7Additional or repeat goods, services or works
252. 8Additional or repeat goods, services or works
253. 9Additional or repeat goods, services or works
254. 10Commodities
255. 11Advantageous terms on insolvency
256. 12Advantageous terms on insolvency
257. 13Urgency
258. 14Urgency
259. 15User choice contracts
260. 16User choice contracts
261. 17User choice contracts
262. 18Defence and security
263. 19Defence and security
264. 20Defence and security
265. Schedule 6: Mandatory exclusion grounds
266. Part 1: Offences
267. 1Paragraph 1
268. 2Corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide
269. 3Terrorism
270. 4Theft, fraud, bribery etc
271. 5Theft, fraud, bribery etc
272. 6Theft, fraud, bribery etc
273. 7Theft, fraud, bribery etc
274. 8Theft, fraud, bribery etc
275. 9Theft, fraud, bribery etc
276. 10Theft, fraud, bribery etc
277. 11Theft, fraud, bribery etc
278. 12Theft, fraud, bribery etc
279. 13Theft, fraud, bribery etc
280. 14Theft, fraud, bribery etc
281. 15Theft, fraud, bribery etc
282. 16Theft, fraud, bribery etc
283. 17Theft, fraud, bribery etc
284. 18Theft, fraud, bribery etc
285. 19Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
286. 20Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
287. 21Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
288. 22Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
289. 23Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
290. 24Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
291. 25Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
292. 26Paragraph 26
293. 27Organised crime
294. 28Organised crime
295. 29Tax offences
296. 30Tax offences
297. 31Tax offences
298. 32Cartel offence
299. 33Ancillary offences
300. 34Offences committed outside the United Kingdom
301. Part 2: Other mandatory exclusion grounds
302. 35National security
303. 36Misconduct in relation to tax
304. 37Misconduct in relation to tax
305. 38Misconduct in relation to tax
306. 39Misconduct in relation to tax
307. 40Misconduct in relation to tax
308. 41Competition law infringements
309. 42Equivalents outside the United Kingdom
310. 43Failure to cooperate with investigation
311. Part 3: General
312. 44Excluded matters
313. 45Definitions
314. Schedule 7: Discretionary exclusion grounds
315. 1Labour market misconduct
316. 2Labour market misconduct
317. 3Labour market misconduct
318. 4Environmental misconduct
319. 5Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc
320. 6Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc
321. 7Potential competition infringements
322. 8Potential competition infringements
323. 9Potential competition infringements
324. 10Potential competition infringements
325. 11Professional misconduct
326. 12Breach of contract and poor performance
327. 13Acting improperly in procurement
328. 14National security
329. 15Excluded matters
330. 16Definitions
331. 17Definitions
332. Schedule 8: Permitted contract modifications
333. 1Provided for in the contract
334. 2Urgency and the protection of life, etc
335. 3Urgency and the protection of life, etc
336. 4Unforeseeable circumstances
337. 5Materialisation of a known risk
338. 6Materialisation of a known risk
339. 7Materialisation of a known risk
340. 8Additional goods, services or works
341. 9Transfer on corporate restructuring
342. 10Defence authority contracts
343. 11Defence authority contracts
344. Schedule 9: Treaty state suppliers (specified international agreements)
345. A1... Repealed
346. B1... Repealed
347. C1... Repealed
348. 1... ...
349. 2Paragraph 2
350. 3Paragraph 3
351. 4Paragraph 4
352. 5Paragraph 5
353. 6Paragraph 6
354. 7Paragraph 7
355. 8Paragraph 8
356. 9Paragraph 9
357. 10Paragraph 10
358. 11Paragraph 11
359. 12Paragraph 12
360. 13Paragraph 13
361. 14Paragraph 14
362. 15Paragraph 15
363. 16Paragraph 16
364. 17Paragraph 17
365. 18Paragraph 18
366. 19Paragraph 19
367. 20Paragraph 20
368. 21Paragraph 21
369. 22Paragraph 22
370. 23Paragraph 23
371. 24Paragraph 24
372. 25Paragraph 25
373. 26Paragraph 26
374. 27Paragraph 27
375. 28Paragraph 28
376. Schedule 9A: Procurement by devolved Scottish authorities
377. Schedule 10: Single source defence contracts
378. 1Paragraph 1
379. 2Definition of qualifying defence contract
380. 3Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
381. 4Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
382. 5Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
383. 6Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
384. 7Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
385. 8Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
386. 9Contract profit rate
387. 10Contract profit rate
388. 11Contract profit rate
389. 12Allowable costs
390. 13Reports
391. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
392. 15Qualifying sub-contracts
393. 16Qualifying sub-contracts
394. 17Qualifying sub-contracts
395. 18Powers of the Single Source Regulations Office (“SSRO”)
396. 19Paragraph 19
397. 20Paragraph 20
398. Schedule 11: Repeals and revocations
399. 1Primary legislation
400. 2Primary legislation
401. 3Primary legislation
402. 4Subordinate legislation
403. 5Subordinate legislation
404. 6Subordinate legislation
405. 7Subordinate legislation