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Procurement Act 2023
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· 2023-10-26
2026-04-07
Procurement Act 2023
2026-04-01
Procurement Act 2023
2026-03-31
Procurement Act 2023
2026-03-30
Procurement Act 2023
Changes on 2026-03-30
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- (a) any type of light touch contract in row 5, 7 or 8 of the table;
- (b) any type of defence and security contract in rows 1 to 3 where the amendment is not within paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/1/paragraph/2/2026-03-25).
- (b) any type of defence and security contract in rows 1 to 3 where the amendment is not within paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/1/paragraph/2/2026-03-30).
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- (5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b), a person does not exercise a decisive influence on the activities of a person only by reason of being a director, officer or manager of the person acting in that capacity.
- (6) An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how a calculation as to the percentage of activities carried out by a person is to be made for the purposes of sub-paragraph [(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/2/paragraph/2/2/c/2026-03-25).
- (6) An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how a calculation as to the percentage of activities carried out by a person is to be made for the purposes of sub-paragraph [(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/2/paragraph/2/2/c/2026-03-30).
- (7) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(d)(i), one representative may represent more than one contracting authority.
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- (b) in which no more than 20 per cent of the activities contemplated by the arrangement are intended to be carried out other than for the purposes of the authorities’ public functions.
- (3) An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how a calculation as to the percentage of activities carried out by a person is to be made for the purposes of sub-paragraph [(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/2/paragraph/3/2/b/2026-03-25).
- (3) An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision about how a calculation as to the percentage of activities carried out by a person is to be made for the purposes of sub-paragraph [(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/2/paragraph/3/2/b/2026-03-30).
- (4) In this paragraph, references to a contracting authority do not include references to a public undertaking or a private utility.
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##### 3
- (1) Paragraph [1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/3/paragraph/1/2026-03-25) does not apply to the estimation of the value of a concession contract.
- (1) Paragraph [1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/3/paragraph/1/2026-03-30) does not apply to the estimation of the value of a concession contract.
- (2) A contracting authority must estimate the value of a concession contract as the maximum amount the supplier could expect to receive under or in connection with the contract including, where applicable, amounts already received.
@@ -5013,7 +5013,7 @@
- (3) The condition is that a person carrying out the activity would reasonably expect that more than 20 per cent of the water made available by the project, irrigation or land drainage is to be supplied as drinking water to a network within sub-paragraph (1)(a).
- (4) The supply of drinking water as mentioned in sub-paragraph [(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/3/1/b/2026-03-25) is not a utility activity if—
- (4) The supply of drinking water as mentioned in sub-paragraph [(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/3/1/b/2026-03-30) is not a utility activity if—
- (a) the person supplying it (the “operator”) is a private utility or a public undertaking,
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In this Part of this Schedule—
- “*specified activity*” means an activity specified in paragraph [1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/1/1/2026-03-25), [2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/2/1/2026-03-25), [3(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/3/1/2026-03-25) or 4;
- “*supply*” includes— production, but not the production of gas in the form of extraction (as to which, see paragraph [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/6/2026-03-25)), and generation and wholesale or retail sale.
- “*specified activity*” means an activity specified in paragraph [1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/1/1/2026-03-30), [2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/2/1/2026-03-30), [3(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/3/1/2026-03-30) or 4;
- “*supply*” includes— production, but not the production of gas in the form of extraction (as to which, see paragraph [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/4/paragraph/6/2026-03-30)), and generation and wholesale or retail sale.
## PART 2 — Activities that are not utility activities
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##### 3
In paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/2/2026-03-25), “*novel goods or services*” means goods or services designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority.
In paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/2/2026-03-30), “*novel goods or services*” means goods or services designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority.
#### Single suppliers
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##### 9
In paragraphs [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/7/2026-03-25) and [8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/8/2026-03-25)—
In paragraphs [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/7/2026-03-30) and [8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/8/2026-03-30)—
- “*existing goods, services or works*” means goods, services or works already supplied, or contracted to be supplied, to the contracting authority;
@@ -5211,7 +5211,7 @@
- (e) become subject to a petition or application for any such procedures or arrangements, or
- (f) in any jurisdiction, been subject to a procedure or an application that corresponds to any procedure or application mentioned in paragraphs (a) to [(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/12/e/2026-03-25).
- (f) in any jurisdiction, been subject to a procedure or an application that corresponds to any procedure or application mentioned in paragraphs (a) to [(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/12/e/2026-03-30).
#### Urgency
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##### 14
For the purpose of paragraph [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/13/2026-03-25), urgency is unavoidable if it—
For the purpose of paragraph [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/13/2026-03-30), urgency is unavoidable if it—
- (a) is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority, and
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##### 15
The public contract is a contract for the supply of user choice services and the conditions in paragraph [17](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/17/2026-03-25) are met.
The public contract is a contract for the supply of user choice services and the conditions in paragraph [17](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/17/2026-03-30) are met.
##### 16
In paragraph [15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/15/2026-03-25), “*user choice services*” means services—
In paragraph [15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/15/2026-03-30), “*user choice services*” means services—
- (a) that are of a kind specified in regulations under section 9 (light touch contracts),
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- (a) there is another contract between the contracting authority and the supplier (the “existing contract”),
- (b) either of the conditions in sub-paragraphs [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/19/2/2026-03-25) and [(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/19/3/2026-03-25) is met in relation to the new contract, and
- (b) either of the conditions in sub-paragraphs [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/19/2/2026-03-30) and [(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/19/3/2026-03-30) is met in relation to the new contract, and
- (c) the new contract would, if awarded directly, be a “qualifying defence contract” under section 14(2) of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (regulations relating to qualifying defence contracts).
- (2) The condition in this sub-paragraph is met if, treating the new contract as a modification of the existing contract, the new contract would not be a substantial modification of the existing contract within the meaning given in section 74[(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/74/3/2026-03-25).
- (2) The condition in this sub-paragraph is met if, treating the new contract as a modification of the existing contract, the new contract would not be a substantial modification of the existing contract within the meaning given in section 74[(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/74/3/2026-03-30).
- (3) The condition in this sub-paragraph is met if, treating the new contract as a modification of the existing contract, the new contract would be a modification of the existing contract of a kind described in—
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- (a) the contract is a defence authority contract,
- (b) the contract is not a defence and security contract only by virtue of section 7[(1)(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/7/1/g/2026-03-25) (or, in the case of a framework, section 7[(1)(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/7/1/g/2026-03-25) and [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/7/2/2026-03-25)), and
- (b) the contract is not a defence and security contract only by virtue of section 7[(1)(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/7/1/g/2026-03-30) (or, in the case of a framework, section 7[(1)(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/7/1/g/2026-03-30) and [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/7/2/2026-03-30)), and
- (c) it is necessary for the contract to be awarded directly in order to enhance or maintain the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces.
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- (b) which was a cartel (within the meaning given by paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 8A to that Act).
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/41/1/2026-03-25) does not apply if the CMA did not impose a penalty on the supplier or connected person in respect of the infringement because the supplier or connected person was an immunity recipient (within the meaning given by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8A to the Competition Act 1998).
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/41/1/2026-03-30) does not apply if the CMA did not impose a penalty on the supplier or connected person in respect of the infringement because the supplier or connected person was an immunity recipient (within the meaning given by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8A to the Competition Act 1998).
- (3) In this paragraph, references to the CMA include references to a regulator referred to in section 54(1) of the Competition Act 1998 in circumstances where it exercises functions concurrently with the CMA in accordance with that Act.
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A mandatory exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the supplier or a connected person—
- (a) has been subject to a penalty or a decision by a regulator, court or other authority outside the United Kingdom, where the conduct giving rise to that penalty or decision is conduct that would give rise to a penalty or decision referred to in any of paragraphs [36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/36/2026-03-25) to [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/41/2026-03-25) if committed in the United Kingdom, in circumstances where the penalty or decision would be a mandatory exclusion ground, or
- (b) has had a tax advantage counteracted outside the United Kingdom, in circumstances where the supplier or connected person would have incurred a defeat of the kind referred to in paragraph [40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/40/2026-03-25) had the tax advantage arisen in respect of tax payable in the United Kingdom.
- (a) has been subject to a penalty or a decision by a regulator, court or other authority outside the United Kingdom, where the conduct giving rise to that penalty or decision is conduct that would give rise to a penalty or decision referred to in any of paragraphs [36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/36/2026-03-30) to [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/41/2026-03-30) if committed in the United Kingdom, in circumstances where the penalty or decision would be a mandatory exclusion ground, or
- (b) has had a tax advantage counteracted outside the United Kingdom, in circumstances where the supplier or connected person would have incurred a defeat of the kind referred to in paragraph [40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/40/2026-03-30) had the tax advantage arisen in respect of tax payable in the United Kingdom.
#### Failure to cooperate with investigation
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- (1) In determining whether a mandatory exclusion ground applies to a supplier, the decision-maker must ignore any event that occurred before the five-year period ending with the date on which the determination is made.
This is subject to sub-paragraphs [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/2/2026-03-25) to [(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/4/2026-03-25).
- (2) In determining whether a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the following paragraphs applies to a supplier, sub-paragraph [(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/1/2026-03-25) applies whether the event occurred before or after the coming into force of this Schedule—
- (a) paragraph [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/3/2026-03-25) (terrorism offences);
- (b) paragraph [12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/12/2026-03-25) or [17](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/17/2026-03-25) (bribery);
- (c) paragraph [14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/14/2026-03-25) (money laundering offences);
- (d) paragraph [23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2026-03-25), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (slavery and trafficking offences);
- (e) paragraph [24](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/24/2026-03-25), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 1 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (slavery and trafficking offences);
- (f) paragraph [25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/25/2026-03-25), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (slavery and trafficking offences);
- (g) paragraph [27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/27/2026-03-25) or [28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/28/2026-03-25) (organised crime);
- (h) paragraph [33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/33/2026-03-25) or [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/34/2026-03-25), so far as relating to any offence that constitutes a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the paragraphs within paragraph (a) to [(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/2/g/2026-03-25) above (inchoate offences and corresponding offences outside the United Kingdom).
This is subject to sub-paragraphs [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/2/2026-03-30) to [(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/4/2026-03-30).
- (2) In determining whether a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the following paragraphs applies to a supplier, sub-paragraph [(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/1/2026-03-30) applies whether the event occurred before or after the coming into force of this Schedule—
- (a) paragraph [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/3/2026-03-30) (terrorism offences);
- (b) paragraph [12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/12/2026-03-30) or [17](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/17/2026-03-30) (bribery);
- (c) paragraph [14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/14/2026-03-30) (money laundering offences);
- (d) paragraph [23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2026-03-30), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (slavery and trafficking offences);
- (e) paragraph [24](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/24/2026-03-30), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 1 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (slavery and trafficking offences);
- (f) paragraph [25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/25/2026-03-30), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 1, 2 or 4 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (slavery and trafficking offences);
- (g) paragraph [27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/27/2026-03-30) or [28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/28/2026-03-30) (organised crime);
- (h) paragraph [33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/33/2026-03-30) or [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/34/2026-03-30), so far as relating to any offence that constitutes a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the paragraphs within paragraph (a) to [(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/2/g/2026-03-30) above (inchoate offences and corresponding offences outside the United Kingdom).
- (3) In determining whether a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the following paragraphs applies to a supplier, the decision-maker must also ignore any event that occurred before the coming into force of this Schedule—
- (a) paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/2/2026-03-25) (corporate manslaughter or homicide);
- (b) paragraph [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/4/2026-03-25), 5, [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/6/2026-03-25)(a) or (c) to (e), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/7/2026-03-25)(a) or (c) to (e), [8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/8/2026-03-25) to [11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/11/2026-03-25) or [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/13/2026-03-25) (theft, robbery, burglary etc);
- (c) paragraph [33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/33/2026-03-25) or [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/34/2026-03-25), so far as relating to any offence that constitutes a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the paragraphs within paragraph (a) and (b) above (inchoate offences and corresponding offences outside the United Kingdom);
- (d) paragraph [35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/35/2026-03-25) (threat to national security).
- (a) paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/2/2026-03-30) (corporate manslaughter or homicide);
- (b) paragraph [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/4/2026-03-30), 5, [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/6/2026-03-30)(a) or (c) to (e), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/7/2026-03-30)(a) or (c) to (e), [8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/8/2026-03-30) to [11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/11/2026-03-30) or [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/13/2026-03-30) (theft, robbery, burglary etc);
- (c) paragraph [33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/33/2026-03-30) or [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/34/2026-03-30), so far as relating to any offence that constitutes a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the paragraphs within paragraph (a) and (b) above (inchoate offences and corresponding offences outside the United Kingdom);
- (d) paragraph [35](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/35/2026-03-30) (threat to national security).
- (4) In determining whether a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the following paragraphs applies to a supplier, the decision-maker must also ignore any event that occurred before the three-year period ending with the coming into force of this Schedule—
- (a) paragraph [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/6/2026-03-25)(b) or [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/7/2026-03-25)(b) (blackmail);
- (b) paragraph [15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/15/2026-03-25), [16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/16/2026-03-25) or [18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/18/2026-03-25) (fraud and fraudulent trading);
- (c) paragraphs [19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/19/2026-03-25) to [22](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/22/2026-03-25) (labour market offences);
- (d) paragraph [23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2026-03-25), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 30 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (breach of orders under that Act);
- (e) paragraph [24](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/24/2026-03-25), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 32 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (breach of orders under that Act);
- (f) paragraph [25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/25/2026-03-25), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (breach of orders under that Act);
- (g) paragraph [26](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/26/2026-03-25) (breach of labour market enforcement order);
- (h) paragraphs [29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/29/2026-03-25) to [31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/31/2026-03-25) (tax offences);
- (i) paragraph [32](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/32/2026-03-25) (cartel offence);
- (j) paragraph [33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/33/2026-03-25) or [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/34/2026-03-25), so far as relating to any offence that constitutes a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the paragraphs within paragraphs (a) to [(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/4/i/2026-03-25) above;
- (k) paragraphs [36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/36/2026-03-25) to [40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/40/2026-03-25) (tax misconduct);
- (l) paragraph [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/41/2026-03-25) (competition law infringements);
- (m) paragraph [42](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/42/2026-03-25) (equivalents to tax misconduct and competition law infringements outside the United Kingdom).
- (a) paragraph [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/6/2026-03-30)(b) or [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/7/2026-03-30)(b) (blackmail);
- (b) paragraph [15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/15/2026-03-30), [16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/16/2026-03-30) or [18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/18/2026-03-30) (fraud and fraudulent trading);
- (c) paragraphs [19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/19/2026-03-30) to [22](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/22/2026-03-30) (labour market offences);
- (d) paragraph [23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/23/2026-03-30), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 30 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (breach of orders under that Act);
- (e) paragraph [24](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/24/2026-03-30), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under section 32 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (breach of orders under that Act);
- (f) paragraph [25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/25/2026-03-30), where the ground in that paragraph applies by virtue of an offence under paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (breach of orders under that Act);
- (g) paragraph [26](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/26/2026-03-30) (breach of labour market enforcement order);
- (h) paragraphs [29](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/29/2026-03-30) to [31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/31/2026-03-30) (tax offences);
- (i) paragraph [32](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/32/2026-03-30) (cartel offence);
- (j) paragraph [33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/33/2026-03-30) or [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/34/2026-03-30), so far as relating to any offence that constitutes a mandatory exclusion ground listed in any of the paragraphs within paragraphs (a) to [(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/44/4/i/2026-03-30) above;
- (k) paragraphs [36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/36/2026-03-30) to [40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/40/2026-03-30) (tax misconduct);
- (l) paragraph [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/41/2026-03-30) (competition law infringements);
- (m) paragraph [42](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/6/paragraph/42/2026-03-30) (equivalents to tax misconduct and competition law infringements outside the United Kingdom).
#### Definitions
@@ -5763,7 +5763,7 @@
- (e) become subject to a petition or application for any such procedures or arrangements, or
- (f) in any jurisdiction, been subject to a procedure or an application the decision-maker considers to correspond to any procedure or application mentioned in paragraphs [(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/5/a/2026-03-25) to [(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/5/e/2026-03-25).
- (f) in any jurisdiction, been subject to a procedure or an application the decision-maker considers to correspond to any procedure or application mentioned in paragraphs [(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/5/a/2026-03-30) to [(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/5/e/2026-03-30).
##### 6
@@ -5779,7 +5779,7 @@
- (b) any substantially similar prohibition applicable in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/7/1/2026-03-25) does not apply where—
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/7/1/2026-03-30) does not apply where—
- (a) the supplier or connected person is an immunity recipient (within the meaning given by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8A to that Act), or
@@ -5909,7 +5909,7 @@
- (b) a reasonably well-informed decision-maker in their position would have been aware of before that period.
This is subject to sub-paragraphs [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/15/2/2026-03-25) and [(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/15/4/2026-03-25).
This is subject to sub-paragraphs [(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/15/2/2026-03-30) and [(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/15/4/2026-03-30).
- (2) In determining whether a discretionary exclusion ground within sub-paragraph (3) applies to a supplier, the decision-maker must also ignore any event that—
@@ -5919,29 +5919,29 @@
- (3) The grounds are those listed in—
- (a) paragraphs [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/5/2026-03-25) and [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/6/2026-03-25) (insolvency, bankruptcy etc);
- (b) paragraphs [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/7/2026-03-25) to [10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/10/2026-03-25) (potential competition infringements);
- (c) paragraph [11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/11/2026-03-25) (professional misconduct);
- (d) paragraph [12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/2026-03-25)(1) or (2) (breach of contract);
- (e) paragraph [12(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/4/2026-03-25) (adverse information about supplier published by contracting authority), where the information is published in relation to a breach of contract;
- (f) paragraph [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/13/2026-03-25) (acting improperly in a procurement).
- (a) paragraphs [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/5/2026-03-30) and [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/6/2026-03-30) (insolvency, bankruptcy etc);
- (b) paragraphs [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/7/2026-03-30) to [10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/10/2026-03-30) (potential competition infringements);
- (c) paragraph [11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/11/2026-03-30) (professional misconduct);
- (d) paragraph [12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/2026-03-30)(1) or (2) (breach of contract);
- (e) paragraph [12(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/4/2026-03-30) (adverse information about supplier published by contracting authority), where the information is published in relation to a breach of contract;
- (f) paragraph [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/13/2026-03-30) (acting improperly in a procurement).
- (4) In determining whether a discretionary exclusion ground listed in any of the following paragraphs applies to a supplier, the decision-maker must also ignore any event that occurred before the coming into force of this Schedule—
- (a) paragraphs [1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/1/2026-03-25) to [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/3/2026-03-25) (labour market misconduct);
- (b) paragraph [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/4/2026-03-25) (environmental misconduct);
- (c) paragraph [12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/2026-03-25)(3) (poor performance);
- (d) paragraph [12(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/4/2026-03-25) (adverse information about supplier published by contracting authority), where the information is not published in relation to a breach of contract;
- (e) paragraph [14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/14/2026-03-25) (national security).
- (a) paragraphs [1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/1/2026-03-30) to [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/3/2026-03-30) (labour market misconduct);
- (b) paragraph [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/4/2026-03-30) (environmental misconduct);
- (c) paragraph [12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/2026-03-30)(3) (poor performance);
- (d) paragraph [12(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/12/4/2026-03-30) (adverse information about supplier published by contracting authority), where the information is not published in relation to a breach of contract;
- (e) paragraph [14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/14/2026-03-30) (national security).
#### Definitions
@@ -5985,13 +5985,13 @@
- (b) such an award could be made by reference to—
- (i) paragraph [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/13/2026-03-25) of Schedule 5 (extreme and unavoidable urgency), or
- (i) paragraph [13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/5/paragraph/13/2026-03-30) of Schedule 5 (extreme and unavoidable urgency), or
- (ii) regulations under section 42 (direct award to protect life, etc).
##### 3
Assume, for the purposes of paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/2/2026-03-25), that the contract would be a public contract as defined in section 3.
Assume, for the purposes of paragraph [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/2/2026-03-30), that the contract would be a public contract as defined in section 3.
#### Unforeseeable circumstances
@@ -6005,7 +6005,7 @@
- (c) the modification would not increase the estimated value of the contract by more than 50 per cent.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/4/1/c/2026-03-25) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/4/1/c/2026-03-30) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.
#### Materialisation of a known risk
@@ -6025,11 +6025,11 @@
- (b) the modification would not increase the estimated value of the contract by more than 50 per cent ignoring, for the purpose of estimating the value of the contract, the fact that the risk has materialised.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/1/b/2026-03-25) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/1/b/2026-03-30) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.
##### 6
In paragraph [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2026-03-25), a “*known risk*” means a risk that—
In paragraph [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2026-03-30), a “*known risk*” means a risk that—
- (a) the contracting authority considered—
@@ -6039,13 +6039,13 @@
- (b) was identified in the tender or transparency notice for award of the contract, including by reference to—
- (i) it meeting the description in paragraph [(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/6/a/2026-03-25), and
- (ii) the possibility of modification under paragraph [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2026-03-25).
- (i) it meeting the description in paragraph [(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/6/a/2026-03-30), and
- (ii) the possibility of modification under paragraph [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2026-03-30).
##### 7
In considering whether awarding a new contract would be in the public interest for the purposes of paragraph [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2026-03-25), a contracting authority—
In considering whether awarding a new contract would be in the public interest for the purposes of paragraph [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2026-03-30), a contracting authority—
- (a) must consider whether a new contract could provide more value for money, and
@@ -6069,7 +6069,7 @@
- (d) the modification would not increase the estimated value of the contract by more than 50 per cent.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/8/1/d/2026-03-25) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.
- (2) Sub-paragraph [(1)(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/8/paragraph/8/1/d/2026-03-30) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.
#### Transfer on corporate restructuring
@@ -8527,6 +8527,12 @@
[^key-1e2946e740b49ae25e93b4426887a143]: [S. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/4) applied (25.3.2026) by [The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/75)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/75), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/75/regulation/1/2), [2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/75/regulation/2/2)
[^key-bebd8cdf28883ee7465c81a756015a71]: [Sch. 9 para. C1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/9/paragraph/C1) and cross-headings inserted (30.3.2026) by [The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/297)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/1/2), [3(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/3/2) (with [reg. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/5))
[^key-3eb7b09dabc3820cb85c1ce30379b61b]: [Sch. 9 para. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/9/paragraph/1) cross-heading inserted (30.3.2026) by [The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/297)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/1/2), [3(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/3/2) (with [reg. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/5))
[^key-1c705aba7dcf1241f175f52d37330c07]: [Sch. 9 para. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/9/paragraph/28) inserted (30.3.2026) by [The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/297)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/1/2), [3(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/3/3) (with [reg. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/297/regulation/5))
#### Procurement and covered procurement
#### Contracting authorities
@@ -9757,7 +9763,7 @@
#### Definition of qualifying defence contract
#### Procurement and covered procurement
#### Contracting authorities
## Part 5A — Outsourcing: protection of workers
@@ -9939,13 +9945,13 @@
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify section 83A, 83B or 83E in consequence of a modification of Scottish procurement legislation.
#### Disapplication of duty in section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988
#### Power to make consequential, etc, provision
#### General
#### General
#### Single source defence contracts
#### Extent
#### Vertical arrangements
#### Land and buildings etc
#### General rule
@@ -9971,6 +9977,18 @@
#### Interpretation of Schedule
#### Prototypes and development
#### Definition of qualifying defence contract
#### Single suppliers
#### Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
##### C1
For the purposes of this Schedule a procurement is “a procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers” if—
- (a) the contracting authority concerned is a devolved Welsh authority, unless it is a procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement, or
- (b) it is a procurement under a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement.
##### 28
In any case other than a procurement regulated by the Welsh Ministers, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India, signed at Buckinghamshire on 24 July 2025.
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