# Procurement Act 2023, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Schedule—
“central government authority” means a contracting authority specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by an appropriate authority;
“complete work” means a functioning structure that results from the carrying out of works;
the “GPA” means the Agreement on Government Procurement signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, as amended from time to time;
“sub-central government authority” means a contracting authority that is not—
(a)a central government authority, or
(b)a private utility or a public undertaking;
“works” has the meaning given by regulations made by an appropriate authority.
(2) In this Schedule—
(a) a reference to a contract for the supply of goods, services or works to a particular kind of authority includes a reference to a framework for the future award of such contracts;
(b) a reference to a works contract includes a reference to a framework for the future award of works contracts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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