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

S.I. 2026/746 · made 30 June 2026

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 2024, which makes provision about discontinuing publication on Contracts Finder or, where relevant, replacing it with publication on the central digital platform.

Made under: Procurement Act 2023

## Introductory text

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 2023.

## 1 Citation, 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.

## 2 Amendment to the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026

In regulation 1(4) (citation and commencement) of the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026, 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 2024, which makes provision about discontinuing publication on Contracts Finder or, where relevant, replacing it with publication on the central digital platform.
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.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/746 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-amendment-no-2-regulations-2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.