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1 month ago | lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Kate Davies |Ashlie Whelan-Johnson | +2 more

The Procurement Act goes live! The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025 and applies, from this date, to new procurements commenced by contracting authorities for above-threshold contracts. To help you navigate the changes, we have produced a series of webinars, Insight articles checklists and infographics, all of which can be found on our microsite.

Sep 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Ashlie Whelan-Johnson |John Cleverly | +3 more

The government has pushed the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 back by four monthsThe new public procurement regime being implemented by the Procurement Act 2023 will be delayed to 24 February 2025, the government has announced in a written statement.

Jun 28, 2023 | lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Ashlie Whelan-Johnson |Kate Davies | +3 more

Update on the Procurement BillThe Cabinet Office has recently announced that it is now planning for an October 2024 "go-live" date, following a six month preparation period. This has been pushed back from the previous go-live date of early 2024. The first consultation on secondary legislation required to implement the new regime, which covers calculations and further definitions, has been published and closes on 28 July 2023.

May 25, 2023 | lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Ashlie Whelan-Johnson |Kate Davies | +3 more

Update on the Procurement BillThere is speculation that the Procurement Bill is expected to return to the House of Commons within the next month to be read at Report Stage.

Apr 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Ashlie Whelan-Johnson |Kate Davies | +3 more

Update on the Procurement BillIn its April update on "Transforming Public Procurement", the Cabinet Office set out that it expects the Procurement Bill's Report Stage to be scheduled for May, and still anticipates that the bill will receive Royal Assent later this spring. Following this, secondary legislation in the form of regulations will be published and be subject to public consultation.