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.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 2024/716, amended by S.I. 2024/959, 2025/1337, 2026/297 and 2026/360.
- f2
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As defined in regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102). S.I. 2015/102 was revoked by section 119(1) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 11 to, the Procurement Act 2023. S.I. 2015/102 continues to have effect by virtue of the saving provisions contained in regulation 5 of S.I. 2024/716.
- f3
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See the meaning given by regulation 5(2) of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/692).