# Procurement Act 2023, Section 124: Index of defined expressions

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

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
appropriate 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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/section-124
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