The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 / Rheoliadau Deddf Caffael 2023 (Cytundebau Rhyngwladol Penodedig) (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2026

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

These Regulations make amendments to Schedule 9 (treaty state suppliers (specified international agreements)) to the Procurement Act 2023 (“ the 2023 Act ”) in order to implement the procurement chapter of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India (“the UK-India CETA”) signed at Buckinghamshire on 24 July 2025.

Schedule 9 to the 2023 Act lists international agreements to which the United Kingdom is a party and which contain procurement obligations to which effect must be given in the United Kingdom. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends Schedule 9 to the 2023 Act to reflect the provisions of the UK-India CETA.

Regulation 3 of these Regulations makes provision for transitional arrangements, so that these Regulations will not affect any procurement under the 2023 Act which relates to the UK-India CETA, where the procurement has commenced before the day on which that agreement enters into force.

Regulation 4 of these Regulations makes an amendment to regulation 4(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 ( S.I. 2025/1361 (W. 223) ) by inserting a definition into the provision.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from The Commercial and Procurement Directorate, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.