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Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents - Plan phase

These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.

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Cabinet Office
Published:
24 May 2024
Last updated:
15 April 2026
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  1. Update to the regulation reference in paragraph 7 of the document: Guidance: Contracting Authority Definition.

  2. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Reserved Contracts for Supported Employment Providers

  3. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Light Touch Contracts

  4. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Concession Contracts

  5. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance - Defence and Security Contracts

  6. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives

  7. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authority

  8. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement

  9. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contracting Authority Definition

  10. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Transitional and Saving Arrangements

  11. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: National Procurement Policy Statement

  12. Exempted Contracts: Updated to include guidance on calculation provisions published in the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025. Utilities Contracts: Updated to include guidance on calculation provisions published in the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025. Pipeline Notice: Amended to clarify how contracting authorities should upload individual procurement information to their authority pipeline.

  13. Updated the document: Guidance - Utilities Contracts

  14. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Exempted Contracts

  15. Updated with links to guidance: Guidance: Pipeline Notice

  16. Added the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives

  17. Updated to reflect the change to the go-live date of the Procurement Act and the consequent effect on commercial tools. Further updates have been made to drafting in relation to the payments compliance notice in order to reflect upcoming regulations

  18. Added the document: Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authorities

  19. Updated the document: Guidance: transitional and saving arrangements

  20. First published.

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Guidance: transitional and saving arrangements (PDF)

PDF, 262 KB, 9 pages

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Guidance: transitional and saving arrangements (HTML)

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Guidance: Contracting Authority definition (PDF)

PDF, 202 KB, 6 pages

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Guidance: Contracting Authority definition (HTML)

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Guidance: Covered Procurement definition (PDF)

PDF, 185 KB, 5 pages

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Guidance: Covered Procurement definition (HTML)

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Guidance: Exempted Contracts (PDF)

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Guidance: Exempted Contracts (HTML)

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Guidance: National Procurement Policy Statement (PDF)

PDF, 201 KB, 5 pages

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Guidance: National Procurement Policy Statement (HTML)

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Guidance: Pipeline Notice (PDF)

PDF, 455 KB, 7 pages

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Guidance: Pipeline Notice (HTML)

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Guidance - Utilities Contracts (PDF)

PDF, 1.18 MB, 28 pages

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Guidance - Utilities Contracts (HTML)

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Guidance - Defence and Security Contracts (PDF)

PDF, 504 KB, 16 pages

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Guidance - Concession Contracts (PDF)

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Guidance - Concession Contracts (HTML)

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Guidance - Light Touch Contracts (PDF)

PDF, 435 KB, 15 pages

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Guidance - Reserving Contracts for Supported Employment Providers (PDF)

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Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authorities (PDF)

PDF, 249 KB, 7 pages

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Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives (PDF)

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