# Procurement Act 2023, Section 18: Duty to consider lots

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

(1) Before publishing a tender notice in respect of a public contract, a contracting authority must consider—
(a) whether the goods, services or works to be supplied under the contract could reasonably be supplied under more than one contract, and
(b) whether such contracts could appropriately be awarded by reference to lots.
(2) If the contracting authority considers that the goods, services or works could reasonably be supplied under more than one contract and such contracts could appropriately be awarded by reference to lots, the authority must—
(a) arrange for the award of the contract or contracts by reference to lots, or
(b) provide reasons for not doing so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/section-18
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