# Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023, Section 23: Public procurement

Extent: E+W

For the purposes of this Part, references to “public procurement” are to a contracting authority—
(a) designing and carrying out any procedure preceding the award of a public contract including, in particular, seeking bids and selecting economic operators;
(b) drafting, negotiating and awarding a public contract;
(c) managing a public contract after it has been awarded;
and references to “procurement” are to be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2023/1/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-partnership-and-public-procurement-wales-act-2023/section-23
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