Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision about procurement. |
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Citation | 2023 c. 54 |
Introduced by | Jeremy Quin, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Commons) The Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lords) |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 26 October 2023 |
Commencement | On royal assent and by regulations. |
Status: Partly in force | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Procurement Act 2023 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Procurement Act 2023[1] (c. 54) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act seeks to overhaul public procurement law in the United Kingdom by simplifying processes and giving a greater share of public sector supply opportunities to small businesses. It is one of the most radical reforms affecting businesses since Brexit:[2] the UK Government sees it as "throwing complicated and bureaucratic EU rules into the bin [and] stripping back red tape".[3] The government held a consultation in 2023 on how to implement the act's provisions including by supplementary provision by regulations.[4]