Introduction to public procurement in Wales—PA 2023

Produced in partnership with Rhodri Williams KC of Keating Chambers
Practice notes

Introduction to public procurement in Wales—PA 2023

Produced in partnership with Rhodri Williams KC of Keating Chambers

Practice notes
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STOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are in force. Procurements begun on or after this date must be carried out under PA 2023, whereas those begun under the previous legislation (the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Regulations 2016, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) must continue to be procured and managed under that legislation. See Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023.

This content relates to the Procurement Act 2023 regime

This practical guidance is about public procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). For practical guidance on public procurement under the previous legislation, see Practice Note: Introduction to public contracts procurement.

Summary of the principles and structure of public procurement in Wales

As of 24 February 2025, PA 2023 provides the over-arching legal framework for public procurement in Wales, together with the Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024 (P(W)R 2024), SI 2024/782 (as amended), which specifically apply

Rhodri Williams
Rhodri Williams, KC

Barrister, Keating Chambers


Rhodri Williams KC practises in European Union law and local government and administrative law. He specialises in the law of the internal market as it affects the public sector, and, in particular, the EU public procurement regime and State Aid, but also deals with a wide range of local government issues, including judicial review of post office closures, school re-organisation plans and school transport decisions. He deals with cases involving both local and regional government, including advising the Welsh Assembly Government and other Government Departments and local authorities, in England, Wales and in Northern Ireland. In 2000, he was appointed to the Attorney General’s list of approved Counsel and to the list of the Counsel General to the National Assembly for Wales and has represented the United Kingdom Government on several occasions before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg. He was called to the Bar in Northern Ireland in 2009.

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