# The Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025

S.I. 2025/1316 · made 9 December 2025

These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54).

Made under: Procurement Act 2023 (Section 127)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023-commencement-no-4-regulations-2025/pdf/uksi_20251316_en.pdf

## Introductory text

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Made 9th December 2025
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 127(2) of the Procurement Act 2023. These Regulations are made with the consent of the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 127(3) of the Procurement Act 2023.

## 1 Citation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## 2 Provisions coming into force

(1) The following provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 come into force on 1st January 2026, to the extent that they apply to public contracts awarded in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023—
(a) section 69 (payments compliance notices) other than in respect of a procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers;
(b) section 71 (assessment of contract performance).
(2) The following provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 come into force on 1st April 2026, to the extent that they apply to public contracts awarded in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023—
(a) section 69 in respect of a procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers;
(b) section 70 (information about payments under public contracts) other than in respect of a procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation a procurement is “a procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers” if—
(a) the contracting authority concerned is a devolved Welsh authority, unless it is a procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement, or
(b) it is a procurement under a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement.

## Signature

Chris Ward
Parliamentary Secretary
Cabinet Office
9th December 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54).
Regulation 2(1) commences section 69 (which relates to the publication of payments compliance notices), other than in respect of procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers, and section 71 (which relates to the assessment of contract performance), from 1st January 2026.
Regulation 2(2) commences section 69, in respect of procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers, and section 70 (which relates to the publication of information about payments under public contracts), other than in respect of procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers, from 1st April 2026.
These are the fourth commencement regulations under the Act.

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