Last amended by Employment Rights Act 2025 in 2025. 10 recorded amendment effects (legislation.gov.uk changes data).
Independent editorial summary — not the official statute text. Read the official version on legislation.gov.uk.
Summary
The Procurement Act 2023 replaces the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and other procurement regulations, establishing a new unified procurement regime for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It simplifies procurement procedures, introduces greater flexibility, and enhances transparency through a central digital platform. The Act came fully into force in 2024.
Key Points
- Single set of rules replacing multiple regulations
- Procurement objectives: value for money, public benefit, equal treatment (s.12)
- Competitive flexible procedure as default (s.20)
- Central digital platform for notices and transparency
- Direct award justifications for limited circumstances
- Standstill period before contract award
- Enhanced remedies for suppliers including automatic suspension
- Replaces EU-derived procurement regulations
- Competitive flexible procedure as default
- Central digital platform for transparency
- Debarment regime for poor-performing suppliers
Parts & Sections
Amendments History
2023 — The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025
64 recorded amendment effects (legislation.gov.uk changes data).
2025 — Employment Rights Act 2025
10 recorded amendment effects (legislation.gov.uk changes data).
2023 — The Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025
7 recorded amendment effects (legislation.gov.uk changes data).
2023 — The Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
6 recorded amendment effects (legislation.gov.uk changes data).
2025 — The Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025
5 recorded amendment effects (legislation.gov.uk changes data).