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The Procurement (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/746 · Made 30 June 2026

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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Made 30th June 2026

Coming into force 1st July 2026

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(3)(d) and 127(2) of the Procurement Act 2023f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2023 c. 54. For the meaning of “Minister of the Crown”, see section 123(1) and the definition in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26) to which that provision cross-refers.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment to the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Procurement (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2Amendment to the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026

In regulation 1(4) (citation and commencement) of the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026f1, for “1st October 2026”, substitute “1st May 2027”.

Signature

Chris Ward

Parliamentary Secretary

Cabinet Office

30th June 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026 to defer the coming into force of regulation 5 of those Regulations from 1st October 2026 to 1st May 2027. Regulation 5 of those Regulations amends regulation 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024f1, which makes provision about discontinuing publication on Contracts Finderf2 or, where relevant, replacing it with publication on the central digital platformf3.

An impact assessment in relation to the PA 2023 and associated reforms was published in May 2022 and can be found at https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/46429/documents/1767 or may be obtained by writing to the Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AS, United Kingdom.