The Cabinet Office has restructured its procurement oversight arrangements, replacing the Procurement Review Unit (PRU) with Procurement Compliance & Oversight (PCO). This reorganisation takes effect in conjunction with the launch of the Government Commercial Agency (GCA), which replaces the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as of 1 April 2026. The GCA launch is a significant structural change for government procurement, merging the CCS and central commercial teams within the Cabinet Office to consolidate and centralise government procurement under one agency. Responsibility for procurement oversight under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) is split between the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS), the Procurement Compliance Service (PCS), the Debarment Review Service (DRS) and the National Security Unit for Procurement (NSUP). The PPRS, PCS and DRS previously formed the PRU, with the NSUP working separately within the Cabinet Office. With the PRU disbanded, the existing services continue in a restructured form. The PPRS and PCS now form the PCO, with the DRS transferring to the GCA. The NSUP, which works closely with the DRS, remains based within the Cabinet Office. New guidance on the PCO has been published and previous guidance on the PRU has been withdrawn. Further updates to the Cabinet Office guidance on PA 2023 oversight are anticipated.

ARCHIVED: This Flowchart has been archived and is not maintained. Procurement Act 2023 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), SI 2015/102,

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Checklist sets out the general process by which an economic operator defined as ‘any person or public entity or group of such persons and entities, including any temporary association of undertakings, which offers the execution of works or a work, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market’ can challenge a decision of a contracting authority under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102 to exclude them from a public procurement, and highlights some of the possible routes of challenge available to oppose debarment. This Checklist contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains information relating to public procurement law before the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) came into force on 24 February 2025. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. PCR 2015 as assimilated law The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102 are EU-derived domestic legislation and therefore assimilated law under sections 2 and 6 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018). For practical guidance on the status and interpretation of assimilated law, see Practice Note: Assimilated law. This Practice Note is intended to be a resource for practitioners on the reform of the public procurement regime. For background information and guidance on the underlying procurement policy, see Government Commercial Function—Collection: Transforming Public Procurement. This Practice Note tracks public procurement reform developments in the interim.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force. This Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. Public procurement remedies—pre-PA 2023 The remedies available to aggrieved bidders where a breach of the public procurement regulations or other enforceable obligations in the public procurement field is concerned are set out in the Public Contracts

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note provides a short introduction to the public procurement regime, aimed at a first-time bidder in a public procurement exercise conducted by a UK contracting authority. It contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement 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 Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. What is public procurement law? Public procurement—the

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force. This Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. Public procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 A contracting authority must use one of the five permitted procurement procedures set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, unless an exemption applies,

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force. This Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. Public procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 A contracting authority must use one of the five permitted procurement procedures set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, unless an exemption

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force. This Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. Public procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 A contracting authority must use one of the five permitted procurement procedures set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, unless an exemption applies,

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises commenced before the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) came into force on 24 February 2025. It captures the law as it stood at that point in time. In-scope procurements begun on or after 24 February 2025 are governed by PA 2023. Under the transitional and savings provisions for PA 2023, the previous public procurement 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 Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. This Practice Note sets out details of the key procedures for contracting authorities procuring works, supplies or services under the Public Contracts

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force. This Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. This includes the following Practice Note: Direct award—PA 2023. Using the negotiated without a notice procedure The grounds for using the negotiated procedure without a notice are set out in the Public Contracts

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note contains guidance relevant to public procurement exercises 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 public procurement regimes continue to apply to the extent necessary to allow contracting authorities to complete and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 came into force. This Practice Note should be read in that context. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Further practical guidance on PA 2023 is set out in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. Public procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 A contracting authority must use one of the five permitted procurement procedures set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, unless an exemption applies