Overview
The Procurement Bill received Royal Assent in October 2023. The Procurement Regulations 2024 have also now been debated and approved in both Houses and have now been signed. This statutory instrument (SI), a form of secondary legislation, is available to view.
On 12 September 2024 a Written Ministerial Statement was published in Parliament announcing that the new regime will go live on 24 February 2025, a short delay of four months from the previous go-live date of 28 October 2024.
Existing legislation will apply until the new regime goes live, and will also continue to apply to procurements started under the old rules.
Official guidance documents addressing different elements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are being developed and published on GOV.UK (see link under ‘Additional support and guidance’). Over the coming months we will update the Procurement Pathway and signpost to specific guidance documents.
Content for sections of the PA 2023, aligned to commercial stages in the Procurement Pathway, will be developed and available on this tool in due course.