Overview
The guidance documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.
The guidance documents should be read in conjunction with the Procurement Act 2023 and its associated regulations and are aimed at procurement practitioners and commercial policy leads in contracting authorities. They are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.
A ‘below-threshold contract’ is defined in section 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 and is broadly a contract of lower value (defined in relation to the thresholds set out in Schedule 1) than a ‘public contract’. The award, entry into and management of a below-threshold contract is not ‘covered procurement’ as defined in section 1 of the Act. This means that fewer obligations in the Act apply to the procurement of below-threshold contracts than apply to covered procurement.
Legal framework
- Section 5
- Schedule 1 (as amended).
- Sections 84-88
- Regulation 24
Other guidance relevant to this area
- Valuation of contracts
- Publication of information and the central digital platform
- National Procurement Policy Statement
- Treaty state suppliers