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Procurement Act 2023 — Supplier Impact
The practical action list for any supplier bidding for UK public-sector contracts after 24 February 2025: registration changes, new notice types to watch for, debarment checks, and how to keep your past performance data clean.
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Five concrete things suppliers need to do for procurements run under the Act:
The Act simplifies the procedural toolkit. The main routes:
Most day-to-day supplier mechanics are unchanged: standstill periods, the 10-day pause between award decision and contract signature, bid-challenge routes through the High Court, basic financial-standing requirements, and the way Find a Tender Service + Contracts Finder publish notices.
Yes — the Act's transparency obligations run on a new Central Digital Platform. Register as soon as practical; the platform replaces the supplier-side functionality of the previous PQQ + SQ flow.
The Cabinet Office publishes the list publicly. You can also check via the Central Digital Platform once registered. Inclusion is notified directly; if you believe inclusion is incorrect, the Act provides for review and appeal.
No — the Act preserves the existing thresholds (currently ~£138,760 for services/supplies, ~£5,372,609 for works). Thresholds are reviewed every 2 years per WTO GPA rules.
Buyers can now formally consider past performance as both an evaluation criterion and an exclusion ground. Keep clean records of contract outcomes, customer satisfaction scores, and any disputes — all are now potentially material to future bid eligibility.
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