Section 124 Index of defined expressionsI1

United Kingdom

In this Act the expressions listed in the left-hand column of the table have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the right-hand column.

Expression	Provision
F1appropriate authority (except in Part 5A)	section 123
appropriate authority (in Part 5A)	section 83A
associated person	section 26
associated tender document	section 21
award criteria	section 23
below-threshold contract	section 5
central government authority	Schedule 1
centralised procurement authority	section 1
competitive flexible procedure	section 20
competitive tendering procedure	section 20
concession contract	section 8
condition of participation	section 22
connected person	Schedule 6
contract award notice	section 50
contract change notice	section 75
contract details notice	section 53
contracting authority	section 2
convertible contract	section 74
covered procurement	section 1
debarment list	section 57
defence and security contract	section 7
defence authority contract	section 7
devolved Scottish authority	section 2
devolved Scottish procurement arrangement	section 114
devolved Welsh authority	section 111
devolved Welsh procurement arrangement	section 114
discretionary exclusion ground	Schedule 7
dynamic market	section 34
enactment	section 123
estimated value	section 4
excludable supplier	section 57
excluded supplier	section 57
exempted contract	Schedule 2
framework	section 45
light touch contract	section 9
mandatory exclusion ground	Schedule 6
Minister of the Crown	section 123
modify	section 123
open framework	section 49
primary legislation	section 123
private utility	section 2
procurement	section 1
public contract	section 3
public undertaking	section 2
publication of a tender notice	section 40
requirements	section 19
reserved procurement arrangement	section 114
school	section 123
Scottish procurement legislation	section 115
small and medium-sized enterprises	section 123
tender notice	section 21
threshold amount	Schedule 1
transferred Northern Ireland authority	section 112
transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement	section 114
transparency notice	section 44
treaty state supplier	section 89
United Kingdom supplier	section 90
utilities contract	section 6
utilities dynamic market	section 35
utility	section 35
utility activity	section 6
VAT	section 123
working day	section 123
works	Schedule 1
works contract	Schedule 1

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 124 substituted (6.1.2026 for specified purposes) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 32(6), 159(3); S.I. 2026/3, reg. 2(16)(b)

Commencement

I1: S. 124 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(1)