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.
The majority of the provisions in the Procurement Act 2023 (Act) only apply to a public contract (as defined in section 3). A contract is only a public contract where it is not exempted (as set out in Schedule 2) and has an estimated value (including VAT) of not less than the threshold amounts set out in Schedule 1. These thresholds are therefore critical in ensuring that contracting authorities understand when they need to comply with the standard provisions in the Act.
Certain contracts less than the threshold amounts in Schedule 1 are subject to the below threshold provisions in Part 6.
Legal framework
Schedule 1 as amended by the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequentials and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025
Other guidance relevant to this area
- Covered procurement
- Exempted contracts
- Below-threshold contracts