Procurement procedure

This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime

This subtopic contains a range of resources for contracting authorities conducting a public procurement exercise commenced before the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) came into force on 24 February 2025. In-scope procurements begun on or after this date are governed by PA 2023. Under the transitional and savings provisions for PA 2023, the previous regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force (ie ongoing procurements).

This subtopic considers matters that a contracting authority conducting an ongoing procurement will need to address, with particular focus on public procurement procedures under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102.

This overview focuses on the law and principles applicable under the pre-PA 2023 regime. For guidance on PA 2023, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview.

Public procurement law—pre-PA 2023

The pre-PA 2023 public procurement regime comprises a set of regulations (now repealed, subject to the relevant savings and transitional provisions), which implemented a series of EU public

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