Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “PA 2023” (“DC 2023”) means the Procurement Act 2023^f1;

• “SPPPA 2023” (“DPGChC 2023”) means the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023^f2;

• “contracting authority” (“awdurdod contractio”) has the meaning given by section 22 of SPPPA 2023;

• “economic operator” (“gweithredwr economaidd”) has the meaning given by section 45 of SPPPA 2023;

• “excluded contract” (“contract wedi ei eithrio”) has the meaning given by regulation 3;

• “financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) has the meaning given by section 46 of SPPPA 2023, except in regulation 6(2)(e)(ii);

• “framework agreement” (“cytundeb fframwaith”) has the meaning given by section 45 of SPPPA 2023;

• “notifiable below-threshold contract” (“contract hysbysadwy sydd o dan y trothwy”) has the meaning given by section 87(4) of PA 2023^f3;

• “small and medium-sized enterprise” (“menter fach a chanolig ei maint”) has the meaning given by section 123 of PA 2023;

• “trade union” (“undeb llafur”) has the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992^f4 (and “recognised” (“cydnabyddedig”) in relation to a trade union has the meaning given by section 178(3) of that Act);

• “utilities contract” (“contract cyfleustodau”) has the meaning given by section 6 of PA 2023;

• “zero hours contract” (“contract dim oriau”) has the meaning given by section 27A(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996^f5.

In these Regulations, the estimated value of a contract is to be determined in accordance with section 4 of PA 2023.