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The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024

W.S.I. 2024/782 · Made 3 July 2024 · Extends to England and Wales

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Public Procurement, Wales

Made 3 July 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Welsh Ministersf1 make the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 9(2), 33(8), 69(4), 87(7), 95(1), (2) and (3), 97(1) and (2), 121(1) and (2), 122(3) and 125, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Act 2023f2.

In accordance with section 121(3) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted with such persons as appear to them to represent the views of private utilities, as well as such other persons as they consider appropriate.

In accordance with section 122(10)(b), (c), (e), (h), (l), (m), (o), (q) and (r), of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Welsh Ministers are the “appropriate authority” as defined in section 123(1) of the Procurement Act 2023, subject to the restrictions set out in section 111(1) of that Act.

f2

2023 c. 54.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory
  2. 1Title and coming into force
  3. 2Application
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: Transparency
  6. 4Interpretation of Part 2
  7. 5Publication of notices on central digital platform
  8. 6Sharing core supplier information through central digital platform
  9. 7Supplier information for notifiable below-threshold contracts
  10. 8Core supplier information: platform not working, urgency, private utilities
  11. 9Unique identifiers and exemption from publishing them on the Welsh digital platform or alternative online system
  12. 10Supplier’s basic information
  13. 11Supplier’s economic and financial standing information
  14. 12Supplier’s connected person information
  15. 13Supplier’s exclusion grounds information
  16. 14Contracting authority information
  17. 15Contract subject-matter
  18. 16Pipeline notices
  19. 17Planned procurement notices
  20. 18Preliminary market engagement notices
  21. 19Tender notices: open procedure
  22. 20Tender notices: competitive flexible procedure
  23. 21Tender notices: frameworks
  24. 22Tender notices: dynamic markets except qualifying utilities dynamic markets
  25. 23Tender notices: qualifying utilities dynamic market notices
  26. 24Associated tender documents
  27. 25Below-threshold tender notices
  28. 26Dynamic market notices (including qualifying utilities dynamic market notices)
  29. 27Transparency notices
  30. 28Contract award notices except those published by private utilities
  31. 29Contract award notices published by private utilities
  32. 30Contract award notices published by private utilities: direct awards
  33. 31Contract award notices published by private utilities: frameworks
  34. 32Assessment summaries
  35. 33Contract details notices: open or competitive flexible procedure
  36. 34Contract details notices: frameworks
  37. 35Contract details notices: public contracts awarded in accordance with frameworks
  38. 36Contract details notices: direct award
  39. 37Contract details notices: below-threshold contracts
  40. 38Procurement termination notices
  41. 39Payments compliance notices
  42. 40Contract performance notices except in relation to full termination
  43. 41Contract change notices
  44. 42Contract termination notices
  45. Part 3: Other provisions supplementing the 2023 Act
  46. 43Specification of light touch and reservable light touch services
  47. 44Central government authorities
  48. 45Meaning of “works” in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act
  49. 45AExempt contracts: affiliated persons’ calculations
  50. 45BGas or heat operator calculations
  51. 45CElectricity operator calculations
  52. 45DWater operator calculations
  53. 45EExempt contracts: vertical arrangements’ calculations
  54. 45FExempt contracts: horizontal arrangements’ calculations
  55. Part 4: Consequential amendments
  56. 46Amendments to the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023
  57. 47Amendments to the 2023 Act
  58. 48Amendment to the Schools Forums (Wales) Regulations 2003
  59. 49Amendment to the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004
  60. 50Amendments to the Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  61. 51Amendment to the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential and Supplemental Provisions) Regulations 2018
  62. 52Amendment to the Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
  63. 53Amendments to the Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
  64. 54Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
  65. Signature
  66. Schedule 1Light touch services
  67. Schedule 2Central government authorities
  68. Schedule 3Works activities
  69. Explanatory note