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 Procurement Act 2023 (Act) specifies certain minimum time limits, which a contracting authority must comply with during a competitive tendering procedure. The Act also sets out the considerations that apply in setting time periods more generally.
As well as ensuring that suppliers have reasonable time to prepare, for example, for the submission of tenders, the minimum time limits set out in the Act ensure compliance with the UK’s international obligations on public procurement.
Legal framework
- Section 54
Other guidance relevant to this area
- Covered procurement objectives
- Competitive tendering procedures
- Assessing competitive tenders
- Modifying a competitive procurement