Procurement Act 2023 - Guidance

Contract performance notices

In: Manage > Receive goods, services and issue payments

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 contract performance notice is a notice that is used to publish the information required to be published under section 71 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Act).

The contract performance notice fulfils two functions:

1. Recording the performance of suppliers against key performance indicators (KPIs) where section 52(1) of the Act applies.
2. Recording information relating to particular breaches or failure to perform a public contract except where the breach results in a contract being terminated in full (in which case a contract termination notice must be published.

Legal framework

• Sections 52 - 53
• Regulations 32-35
• Section 71
• Regulation 39

Other guidance relevant to this area

• Key Performance Indicators
• Publication of information
• Contract details notices
• Exclusions

Further information or training

• The Sourcing Playbook
• The Construction Playbook
• The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook
• The Consultancy Playbook
• Freedom of Information Act 2000

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This applies to

• Manage > Manage and monitor
• Manage > Receive goods, services and issue payments
• Manage > Contract modifications
• Manage > Closing the contract