Procurement Act 2023 in England

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. 121Power to amend this Act in relation to private utilities
162. 122Regulations
163. 123Interpretation
164. 124Index of defined expressions
165. 125Power to make consequential, etc, provision
166. 126Extent
167. 127Commencement
168. 128Short title
169. Schedule 1: Threshold amounts
170. 1Paragraph 1
171. 2Paragraph 2
172. 3Paragraph 3
173. 4Paragraph 4
174. 5Paragraph 5
175. Schedule 2: Exempted contracts
176. Part 1: Counterparty exempted contracts
177. 1General
178. 2Vertical arrangements
179. 2AParagraph 2A
180. 3Horizontal arrangements
181. 4Defence and security contracts
182. 5Utilities contracts
183. 6Utilities contracts
184. Part 2: Subject-matter exempted contracts
185. 7General
186. 8Land and buildings etc
187. 9Broadcasting
188. 10Broadcasting
189. 11Electronic communications services
190. 12Electronic communications services
191. 13Alternative dispute resolution
192. 14Legal services
193. 15Financial services
194. 16Financial services
195. 17Financial services
196. 18Employment
197. 19Employment
198. 20Emergency services
199. 21Public passenger transport services
200. 22Research and development services
201. 23International agreements and organisations
202. 24International agreements and organisations
203. 25National security
204. 26Intelligence activities
205. 27Defence and security contracts
206. 28Defence and security contracts
207. 29Defence and security contracts
208. 30Defence and security contracts
209. 31Utilities contracts
210. 32Utilities contracts
211. 33Utilities contracts
212. 34Utilities contracts
213. 35Concession contracts
214. 36Concession contracts
215. 37Concession contracts
216. 38Commercial contracts of the City of London
217. Schedule 3: Estimating the value of a contract
218. 1General rule
219. 2Frameworks
220. 3Concession contracts
221. 4Anti-avoidance
222. 5Cases where estimate not possible
223. Schedule 4: Utility activities
224. Part 1: Activities that are utility activities
225. 1Gas and heat
226. 2Electricity
227. 3Water
228. 4Transport
229. 5Ports and airports
230. 6Extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels
231. 7Interpretation of Schedule
232. Part 2: Activities that are not utility activities
233. 8Paragraph 8
234. 9Paragraph 9
235. 10Paragraph 10
236. 11Paragraph 11
237. 12Paragraph 12
238. 13Paragraph 13
239. 14Paragraph 14
240. 15Paragraph 15
241. 16Paragraph 16
242. 17Paragraph 17
243. Schedule 5: Direct award justifications
244. 1Paragraph 1
245. 2Prototypes and development
246. 3Prototypes and development
247. 4Single suppliers
248. 5Single suppliers
249. 6Single suppliers
250. 7Additional or repeat goods, services or works
251. 8Additional or repeat goods, services or works
252. 9Additional or repeat goods, services or works
253. 10Commodities
254. 11Advantageous terms on insolvency
255. 12Advantageous terms on insolvency
256. 13Urgency
257. 14Urgency
258. 15User choice contracts
259. 16User choice contracts
260. 17User choice contracts
261. 18Defence and security
262. 19Defence and security
263. 20Defence and security
264. Schedule 6: Mandatory exclusion grounds
265. Part 1: Offences
266. 1Paragraph 1
267. 2Corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide
268. 3Terrorism
269. 4Theft, fraud, bribery etc
270. 5Theft, fraud, bribery etc
271. 6Theft, fraud, bribery etc
272. 7Theft, fraud, bribery etc
273. 8Theft, fraud, bribery etc
274. 9Theft, fraud, bribery etc
275. 10Theft, fraud, bribery etc
276. 11Theft, fraud, bribery etc
277. 12Theft, fraud, bribery etc
278. 13Theft, fraud, bribery etc
279. 14Theft, fraud, bribery etc
280. 15Theft, fraud, bribery etc
281. 16Theft, fraud, bribery etc
282. 17Theft, fraud, bribery etc
283. 18Theft, fraud, bribery etc
284. 19Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
285. 20Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
286. 21Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
287. 22Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
288. 23Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
289. 24Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
290. 25Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
291. 26Paragraph 26
292. 27Organised crime
293. 28Organised crime
294. 29Tax offences
295. 30Tax offences
296. 31Tax offences
297. 32Cartel offence
298. 33Ancillary offences
299. 34Offences committed outside the United Kingdom
300. Part 2: Other mandatory exclusion grounds
301. 35National security
302. 36Misconduct in relation to tax
303. 37Misconduct in relation to tax
304. 38Misconduct in relation to tax
305. 39Misconduct in relation to tax
306. 40Misconduct in relation to tax
307. 41Competition law infringements
308. 42Equivalents outside the United Kingdom
309. 43Failure to cooperate with investigation
310. Part 3: General
311. 44Excluded matters
312. 45Definitions
313. Schedule 7: Discretionary exclusion grounds
314. 1Labour market misconduct
315. 2Labour market misconduct
316. 3Labour market misconduct
317. 4Environmental misconduct
318. 5Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc
319. 6Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc
320. 7Potential competition infringements
321. 8Potential competition infringements
322. 9Potential competition infringements
323. 10Potential competition infringements
324. 11Professional misconduct
325. 12Breach of contract and poor performance
326. 13Acting improperly in procurement
327. 14National security
328. 15Excluded matters
329. 16Definitions
330. 17Definitions
331. Schedule 8: Permitted contract modifications
332. 1Provided for in the contract
333. 2Urgency and the protection of life, etc
334. 3Urgency and the protection of life, etc
335. 4Unforeseeable circumstances
336. 5Materialisation of a known risk
337. 6Materialisation of a known risk
338. 7Materialisation of a known risk
339. 8Additional goods, services or works
340. 9Transfer on corporate restructuring
341. 10Defence authority contracts
342. 11Defence authority contracts
343. Schedule 9: Treaty state suppliers (specified international agreements)
344. A1... Repealed
345. B1... Repealed
346. C1... Repealed
347. 1... ...
348. 2Paragraph 2
349. 3Paragraph 3
350. 4Paragraph 4
351. 5Paragraph 5
352. 6Paragraph 6
353. 7Paragraph 7
354. 8Paragraph 8
355. 9Paragraph 9
356. 10Paragraph 10
357. 11Paragraph 11
358. 12Paragraph 12
359. 13Paragraph 13
360. 14Paragraph 14
361. 15Paragraph 15
362. 16Paragraph 16
363. 17Paragraph 17
364. 18Paragraph 18
365. 19Paragraph 19
366. 20Paragraph 20
367. 21Paragraph 21
368. 22Paragraph 22
369. 23Paragraph 23
370. 24Paragraph 24
371. 25Paragraph 25
372. 26Paragraph 26
373. 27Paragraph 27
374. 28Paragraph 28
375. Schedule 9AProcurement by devolved Scottish authorities
376. Schedule 10: Single source defence contracts
377. 1Paragraph 1
378. 2Definition of qualifying defence contract
379. 3Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
380. 4Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
381. 5Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
382. 6Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
383. 7Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
384. 8Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
385. 9Contract profit rate
386. 10Contract profit rate
387. 11Contract profit rate
388. 12Allowable costs
389. 13Reports
390. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
391. 15Qualifying sub-contracts
392. 16Qualifying sub-contracts
393. 17Qualifying sub-contracts
394. 18Powers of the Single Source Regulations Office (“SSRO”)
395. 19Paragraph 19
396. 20Paragraph 20
397. Schedule 11: Repeals and revocations
398. 1Primary legislation
399. 2Primary legislation
400. 3Primary legislation
401. 4Subordinate legislation
402. 5Subordinate legislation
403. 6Subordinate legislation
404. 7Subordinate legislation