Reg. 25A (PCR 2015)
Conditions relating to the GPA
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Overview
Regulation 25A provides that where a contracting authority is covered by Annexes 1 or 2 to the United Kingdom’s (UK) Appendix 1 to the Agreement on Government Procurement (“GPA”), and that contracting authority is conducting a procurement process which is covered by Annexes 4 to 7 to that Appendix, then the contracting authority must treat any works, supplies, services and suppliers (i.e. economic operators) of any GPA party no less favourably than any works, supplies, services and suppliers of the UK.
Objective at this commercial stage
Works, supplies, services and suppliers of GPA parties must be treated no less favourably than works, suppliers, services and suppliers of the UK.
Key considerations at this commercial stage
Contracting authorities must:
- ensure at all stages of a procurement, it treats works, supplies, services and suppliers of GPA parties no less favourably than works, suppliers, services and suppliers of the UK.
Legal framework
See also in the Procurement Act 2023:
- Section 90: Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination
Additional support and guidance
Make sure you:
- read the regulation
- seek legal and commercial advice in the context of specific procurements
