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The Procurement Regulations 2024

S.I. 2024/692 · Made 22 May 2024 · Extends to United Kingdom

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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Made 22nd May 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(2), 33(8), 69(4), 95(1), (2) and (3), 97(1) and (2), 113(1), 115(1), 120(1), 121(1) and (2), 122(3) and 125(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Procurement Act 2023f1.

These Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 113(4) of the Procurement Act 2023.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the following persons on the provision contained in regulation 48 in accordance with section 121(3) of the Procurement Act 2023—

  1. (a)

    persons appearing to the Minister to represent the views of private utilities, and

  1. (b)

    such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 122(4) of the Procurement Act 2023.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2023 c. 54. See section 123(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 for the definitions of “appropriate authority” and “Minister of the Crown”.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Extent and application
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: Transparency of procurements under the Procurement Act 2023
  6. 4Interpretation of Part 2
  7. 5Publication of notices etc on central digital platform
  8. 6Sharing core supplier information through central digital platform
  9. 7Core supplier information: platform not working, urgency, private utilities
  10. 8Unique identifiers and exemption from publishing them on alternative online system
  11. 9Supplier’s basic information
  12. 10Supplier’s economic and financial standing information
  13. 11Supplier’s connected person information
  14. 12Supplier’s exclusion grounds information
  15. 13Contracting authority information
  16. 14Contract subject-matter
  17. 15Pipeline notices
  18. 16Planned procurement notices
  19. 17Preliminary market engagement notices
  20. 18Tender notices: open procedure
  21. 19Tender notices: competitive flexible procedure
  22. 20Tender notices: frameworks
  23. 21Tender notices: dynamic markets except qualifying utilities dynamic markets
  24. 22Tender notices: qualifying utilities dynamic market notices
  25. 23Associated tender documents
  26. 24Below-threshold tender notices
  27. 25Dynamic market notices (including qualifying utilities dynamic market notices)
  28. 26Transparency notices
  29. 27Contract award notices except those published by private utilities
  30. 28Contract award notices published by private utilities
  31. 29Contract award notices published by private utilities: direct awards
  32. 30Contract award notices published by private utilities: frameworks
  33. 31Assessment summaries
  34. 32Contract details notices: open or competitive flexible procedure
  35. 33Contract details notices: frameworks
  36. 34Contract details notices: public contracts awarded in accordance with frameworks
  37. 35Contract details notices: direct award
  38. 36Contract details notices: below-threshold contracts
  39. 36ASupplier registration on central digital platform: below-threshold contracts
  40. 37Procurement termination notices
  41. 38Payments compliance notices
  42. 38AContract payment information
  43. 39Contract performance notices except in relation to full termination
  44. 40Contract change notices
  45. 41Contract termination notices
  46. Part 3: Other provisions supplementing the Procurement Act 2023
  47. 42Specification of light touch and reservable light touch services
  48. 42AExempt contracts: vertical arrangements’ calculations
  49. 42BExempt contracts: horizontal arrangements’ calculations
  50. 42CExempt contracts: affiliated persons’ calculations
  51. 42DGas or heat operator calculations
  52. 42EElectricity operator calculations
  53. 42FWater operator calculations
  54. 43Disapplication in relation to regulated health procurement
  55. 44Central government authorities
  56. 45Meaning of “works” in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Act 2023
  57. 46Defence authorities
  58. Part 4: Amendment of the Procurement Act 2023
  59. 47Regulation of procurement by devolved Scottish authorities
  60. 48Preliminary market engagement in relation to private utilities
  61. Part 5: Application of Parts 2 and 3: devolved Welsh and Scottish authorities
  62. 49Application of Parts 2 and 3 in relation to devolved Welsh authorities
  63. 50Application of Parts 2 and 3 in relation to devolved Scottish authorities
  64. Signature
  65. Schedule 1Light touch services
  66. Schedule 2Central government authorities
  67. Schedule 3Works activities
  68. Explanatory note