Pre-procurement considerations

This subtopic contains a range of resources focussing on some of the key pre-procurement considerations from the viewpoint of suppliers to public authorities, with particular focus on public procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102.

Public procurement law reform

Review and reform of the domestic public procurement regime, and associated areas of regulation (including health procurement and subsidy control—which replaces State aid), is on the government’s agenda as part of the post-Brexit dividend allowing for development of a bespoke regime for the UK. For more information on proposals, consultations and the status of draft legislation, see Practice Note: Public procurement reform.

Public procurement law

The domestic public procurement regime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comprises the following sets of regulations:

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the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, SI 2015/102 (PCR 2015) addresses contracts awarded by central government, local authorities and other public sector bodies. The PCR 2015 implemented the EU Public Contracts Directive 2014/24/EU, and replaced the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, SI 2006/5. They came into force on 26 February 2015—see Practice Note: Introduction to public contracts procurement
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the Utilities Contracts Regulations, SI 2016/274 (UCR 2016) addresses

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