Enter a full or partial title. For example, Regulation 73, Reg 73, or termination of contracts.

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Closing the contract

Activities at this commercial stage include (not an exhaustive list):

  • defining a transition plan, where relevant, and allocating activities to responsible parties
  • developing an exit plan when contracts are completed or terminated early
  • publishing relevant Notices in line with transparency requirements.
  • updating systems and archiving contract documentation on contract closure, in accordance with information retention policy and procedures.


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Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs)
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PPN 05/23 (PCR 2015) Implementing new Free Trade Agreements - changes to public procurement obligations arising from the Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (opens in new tab)
PPN 01/23 (PCR 2015) Requirements to publish on Contracts Finder (opens in new tab)
PPN 04/15 (PCR 2015) Taking account of suppliers' past performance (opens in new tab)
PPN 11/14 (PCR 2015) References and public procurement (opens in new tab)
PPN 011 (PA 2023) PPN 011 Commercial playbooks (opens in new tab)
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Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015)
Regulation (Reg.) Title (links open in new tabs)
Reg. 18 (PCR 2015) Principles of procurement (opens in new tab)
Reg. 23 (PCR 2015) Nomenclatures (opens in new tab)
Reg. 24 (PCR 2015) Conflicts of interest (opens in new tab)
Reg. 31 (PCR 2015) Innovation partnership (opens in new tab)
Reg. 34 (PCR 2015) Dynamic purchasing systems (opens in new tab)
Reg. 52 (PCR 2015) Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service (opens in new tab)
Reg. 73 (PCR 2015) Termination of contracts (opens in new tab)
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Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023)
Section (S.) Title (links open in new tabs)
S. 12 (PA 2023) Covered procurement: objectives (opens in new tab)
S. 39 (PA 2023) Dynamic market notices (opens in new tab)
S. 71 (PA 2023) Assessment of contract performance (opens in new tab)
S. 78 (PA 2023) Implied right to terminate public contracts (opens in new tab)
S. 79 (PA 2023) Terminating public contracts: national security (opens in new tab)
S. 80 (PA 2023) Contract termination notices (opens in new tab)
S. 81 (PA 2023) Conflicts of interest: duty to identify (opens in new tab)
S. 82 (PA 2023) Conflicts of interest: duty to mitigate (opens in new tab)
S. 83 (PA 2023) Conflicts assessments (opens in new tab)
S. 90 (PA 2023) Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination (opens in new tab)
S. 91 (PA 2023) Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination in Scotland (opens in new tab)
S. 94 (PA 2023) General exemptions from duties to publish or disclose information (opens in new tab)
S. 99 (PA 2023) Data Protection (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Schedule 6: Para 1 (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 2: Corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 3: Terrorism (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 4: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 5: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 6: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 7: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 8: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 9: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 10: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 11: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 12: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 13: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 14: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 15: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 16: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 17: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 18: Theft, fraud, bribery etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 19: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 20: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 21: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 22: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 23: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 24: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 25: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 26: Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 27: Organised crime (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 28: Organised crime (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 29: Tax offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 30: Tax offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 31: Tax offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 32: Cartel offence (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 33: Ancillary offences (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 34: Offences committed outside the United Kingdom (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 35: National security (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 36: Misconduct in relation to tax (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 37: Misconduct in relation to tax (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 38: Misconduct in relation to tax (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 39: Misconduct in relation to tax (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 40: Misconduct in relation to tax (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 41: Competition law infringements (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 42: Equivalents outside the United Kingdom (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 43: Failure to cooperate with investigation (opens in new tab)
Schedule 6 (PA 2023) Para 44: Excluded matters (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 1: Labour market misconduct (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 2: Labour market misconduct (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 3: Labour market misconduct (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 4: Environmental misconduct (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 5: Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 6: Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 7: Potential competition infringements (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 8: Potential competition infringements (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 9: Potential competition infringements (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 10: Potential competition infringements (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 11: Professional misconduct (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 12: Breach of contract and poor performance (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 13: Acting improperly in procurement (opens in new tab)
Schedule 7 (PA 2023) Para 14: National security (opens in new tab)
Schedule 8 (PA 2023) Para 15: Excluded matters (opens in new tab)
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Commercial Playbooks
Product Title (links open in new tabs)
Playbook Sourcing Playbook (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Sourcing Playbook) Resolution planning (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Sourcing Playbook) Corporate financial distress (opens in new tab)
Guidance Note (Consultancy Playbook) Knowledge and skills: Generation, transfer and sharing (opens in new tab)
Playbook Digital, Data and Technology Playbook (opens in new tab)
Guidance (Digital, Data and Technology Playbook) Commercial and supplier management approach to mitigating and preventing legacy IT (opens in new tab)
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Guidance
Product Title (links open in new tabs)
Main text test Guidance test (opens in new tab)
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Commercial templates
Template Title (links open in new tabs)
Standard template (PCR 2015) (PCR 2015) Conflict of Interest (CoI) declaration form (opens in new tab)
Standard template (PA 2023) (PA 2023) Conflict of Interest declaration form (opens in new tab)
Standard template (PA 2023) (PA 2023) Conflicts assessment (opens in new tab)
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