UK Act of Parliament 2023 United Kingdom

Procurement Act 2023

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What's here

16 compliance obligations, 5 practical guides across 3 topics · 3 journeys

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Distributor 2
  • Any Person 1

Plus 13 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

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Relevant guidance

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Direct — cites this Act

2 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

2 guides

Mentioned in related content

1 guides

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Distributors also bound by 33 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Key definitions

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Part 2 — Principles and objectives

s.012

Covered procurement: objectives

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Contracting authorities must oversee procurement with specific objectives Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 3 — Award of public contracts and procedures

s.018

Duty to consider lots

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public authorities must consider dividing large contracts into lots Crown / Minister / Government department
s.020

Competitive tendering procedures

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Contracting authorities must use competitive tendering to award public contracts Local authority
Browse 45 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 4 — Management of public contracts

s.067

Electronic invoicing: implied term

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public authorities must accept and process valid electronic invoices Crown / Minister / Government department
s.069

Payments compliance notices

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Contracting authorities must publish six-monthly payments compliance notices Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 5 — Conflicts of interest

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Part 5A — Outsourcing: protection of workers

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s.083

Application of this Part

s.083

Relevant outsourcing contracts

s.083

Power to specify provision for inclusion in relevant outsourcing contracts

s.083

Code of practice on relevant outsourcing contracts

s.083

Interpretation of this Part

s.083

Power of Scottish Ministers to amend this Part

Part 6 — Below-threshold contracts

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Part 7 — Implementation of international obligations

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Part 8 — Information and notices: general provision

Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 9 — Remedies for breach of statutory duty

Part 10 — Procurement oversight

Part 11 — Appropriate authorities and cross-border procurement

Part 12 — Amendments and repeals

Part 13 — General

Schedules

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s.sch009a

Procurement by devolved Scottish authorities

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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

PRU

Procurement Review Unit (Cabinet Office)

Oversight body within the Cabinet Office scrutinising public-sector compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. Investigates complaints from suppliers and issues guidance and …

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