All you need to know about Procurement Reform
The Procurement Act has gained Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in October 2024. It represents the most significant shake-up to procurement law and practice for a generation.
We have been at the forefront of procurement law for many years and here we bring together in one place key resources and our insights on this crucial development.
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Read our insightsProcurement Act Timeline
Latest developments
- 26 October 2023: the Procurement Act gained Royal Assent.
– 23 October 2023: publication of The Procurement Act 2023 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024 - see here
– 17 July 2023: Part 2 consultation on secondary legislation launched, focusing on the proposed transparency requirements and noticing regime – see here
– 19 June 2023: Part 1 consultation on secondary legislation launched. Part 1 focused primarily on the various lists and definitions within the Bill (for example, exempt and Light Touch contracts) – see our analysis here
– 24 February 2023: Amended Procurement Bill published following Committee stage in the Commons
– 9 January 2023: Cabinet Office publishes guidance on the benefits of the Procurement Bill for prospective suppliers to the public sector - see here
– 15 December 2022: Cabinet Office publishes explanatory notes for Procurement Bill (as amended in the House of Lords) - see here
– 13 December 2022: House of Lords approves amended Bill and sends it to the Commons
– 30 November 2022: House of Lords publishes amended Procurement Bill following Report stage - see here and our analysis here and here
– 26 October 2022: House of Lords publishes amended Procurement Bill - see here and our analysis here
– 21 October 2022: Cabinet Office publishes guidance on preparing for reform - see here
– 25 July 2022: Cabinet Office is running surveys every 6 months to hear views and inform the reforms: the first survey is available here
– 30 June 2022: Cabinet Office sets out transparency ambition for new procurement regime - see here
– 26 May 2022: Amendments to Bill proposed (see here for running list of amendments)
– 25 May 2022: Second reading in House of Lords
– 11 May 2022: Procurement Bill introduced to parliament. First reading in House of Lords
– 6 December 2021: Response to Green Paper published by Cabinet Office
– 15 December 2020: Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement published by Cabinet Office
Featured article

UK public procurement thresholds updates from 1 January 2024
The UK procurement thresholds are increasing from 1 January 2024, and bodies subject to the procurement rules need to take note of the changes. The changes apply to works, services and supplies contracts, utilities contracts and concessions.
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Articles, Insights & Key Contacts
Procurement Act 2023 receives royal assent
This article outlines the details of The Procurement Act 2023, which has received royal assent and is expected to come into force in October 2024 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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New procurement rules for health care services - Provider Selection Regime
Draft regulations published for the new Provider Selection Regime, to come in from January 2024. The regime replaces current rules for procurement of some NHS contracts involving healthcare services that provide directly for individuals, including mixed contracts for goods or services that also include an element of healthcare services for individuals. The new regime reduces the frequency of competitive tendering processes and provides an opportunity for high-performing providers being reappointed in existing arrangements, without needing to go through a tender process.
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Previous articles
- Don't pass go - The new debarment regime >
- Breakdown of the new notice requirements >
- First Reflections >
- What bidders and suppliers need to know >
- Debarment >
- Contract Change >
- Breakdown of the new notice requirements >
- New standard selection questionnaire >
- The only waste is Essex - new caselaw on contract modification >
- Consultation launched on implementation of the Procurement Bill – have your say!



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