Guidance
Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents - Plan phase
These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.
Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-guidance-documents-plan-phase
Change description : 2025-10-09 12:38:00: Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Light Touch Contracts [Guidance and regulation]
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These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.
These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Light Touch Contracts
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Concession Contracts
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance - Defence and Security Contracts
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authority
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contracting Authority Definition
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Transitional and Saving Arrangements
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: National Procurement Policy Statement
Exempted Contracts: Updated to include guidance on calculation provisions published in the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025. Utilities Contracts: Updated to include guidance on calculation provisions published in the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025. Pipeline Notice: Amended to clarify how contracting authorities should upload individual procurement information to their authority pipeline.
Updated the document: Guidance - Utilities Contracts
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Exempted Contracts
Updated with links to guidance: Guidance: Pipeline Notice
Added the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives
Updated to reflect the change to the go-live date of the Procurement Act and the consequent effect on commercial tools. Further updates have been made to drafting in relation to the payments compliance notice in order to reflect upcoming regulations
Added the document: Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authorities
Updated the document: Guidance: transitional and saving arrangements
First published.
2025-10-09 12:44
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Reserved Contracts for Supported Employment Providers
2025-10-09 12:38
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Light Touch Contracts
2025-09-17 11:16
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Concession Contracts
2025-09-17 11:05
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance – Defence and Security Contracts
2025-09-17 10:33
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives
2025-09-16 12:07
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authority
2025-09-16 12:00
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement
2025-09-16 11:51
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contracting Authority Definition
2025-09-16 10:43
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Transitional and Saving Arrangements
2025-06-26 16:37
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: National Procurement Policy Statement
2025-05-19 16:15
Exempted Contracts: Updated to include guidance on calculation provisions published in the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025.Utilities Contracts: Updated to include guidance on calculation provisions published in the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025.Pipeline Notice: Amended to clarify how contracting authorities should upload individual procurement information to their authority pipeline.
2025-05-16 09:43
Updated the document: Guidance – Utilities Contracts
2025-05-15 11:58
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Exempted Contracts
2025-05-13 15:30
Updated with links to guidance: Guidance: Pipeline Notice
2024-12-09 13:27
Added the document: Guidance: Covered Procurement Objectives
2024-12-03 10:47
Updated to reflect the change to the go-live date of the Procurement Act and the consequent effect on commercial tools. Further updates have been made to drafting in relation to the payments compliance notice in order to reflect upcoming regulations
2024-10-29 15:30
Added the document: Guidance: Devolved Contracting Authorities
2024-07-19 11:26
Updated the document:Guidance: transitional and saving arrangements
2024-05-24 15:08
First published.