Law and policy

Rules & Regulations

The Procurement Act 2023, legacy PCR 2015 contracts, transparency duties, exclusions and the obligations they place on suppliers.

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regulation

The Procurement Act 2023 Explained for Suppliers

The Procurement Act 2023 replaced the PCR 2015 regime for new procurements, introducing a competitive flexible procedure, a wider set of published notices, assessment summaries for bidders, a central debarment list and stronger transparency duties across the contract lifecycle.

Key definitions

Standstill Period VEAT Debarment List Utilities OJEU TED Tender Notice Planned Procurement Notice Pipeline Notice Contract Details Notice Transparency Notice Conditions of Contract Terms and Conditions Preliminary Market Consultation Estimated Value Procurement Threshold Below-Threshold Contract Light Touch Regime Aggregation Disaggregation Flow-Down Terms Direct Award Competitive Flexible Procedure Negotiated Procedure Innovation Partnership Concession Contract Open Framework Abnormally Low Tender Price Review Open Book Accounting Benchmarking Market Testing PTN Procurement Act 2023 PCR 2015 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 DSPCR Scottish Procurement Rules Sustainable Procurement Duty Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 PPN Equal Treatment Transparency Proportionality Non-Discrimination Conflict of Interest Conflicts Assessment Collusion Bid Rigging Cover Pricing Canvassing Exclusion Grounds Mandatory Exclusion Ground Discretionary Exclusion Ground Self-Cleaning Debarment Contract Performance Notice KPI Publication PRU National Security Unit for Procurement Procurement Challenge Automatic Suspension Declaration of Ineffectiveness Damages Judicial Review FOI Commercial Confidentiality Modern Slavery Act 2015 TUPE ELI Pension Protection ABS Fair Work First Prompt Payment Subsidy Control State Aid Teckal Exemption Public-Public Cooperation Contract Modification Contract Change Notice Novation Assignment Extension Option Contract Term Break Clause Termination for Convenience Termination for Cause Step-In Rights Force Majeure LDs Service Credits Limitation of Liability Indemnity Warranty IP Background IP Foreground IP NDA Dispute Resolution Mediation Arbitration Escalation Procedure Governing Law Jurisdiction Entire Agreement Clause Order of Precedence Payment Terms PCG Performance Bond Advance Payment Bond Risk Allocation Risk Transfer Exit Management Acceptance Criteria Acceptance Testing Change Control Variation Key Personnel Vendor Neutral Tender Bond IR35 Audit Rights Record Keeping Obligations Reliance on Third Parties MSC Short Form Contract Grant Funding Match Funding Reserved Contract Supported Business