Public procurement · 2025-02-24
Procurement Act 2023 began operating.
The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025; the government described intended opportunities for smaller suppliers the following day.
What changed
Put the event in context.
The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025; the government described intended opportunities for smaller suppliers the following day.
This entry records the published event and what it may prompt an organisation to examine. Publication of a plan, strategy or proposal is different from an operative legal requirement or an available funding scheme.
Implementation questions
Turn history into a decision.
Bidders should check the current notice, procedure and contract-specific requirements rather than reuse an old response unchanged.
Bring the current owner, a dated process or decision record, the applicable requirement and a measure of the outcome. Compare the record with the primary source before committing resources.
This is a selected desk review. It does not establish applicability to a particular organisation, the present legal position, or the outcome of a later policy change.
Questions for a review meeting
Use the event to test a real decision.
- Which opportunities use the new procurement regime?
- Are exclusion, award and performance statements supported by dated evidence?
- Who checks a live notice before a bid is approved?
Keep a note of the source date, your decision, the owner and the point at which you will check again.
Source and review
Check the original publication.
Event date: 2025-02-24. BC Aligned archive review: 2026-09-25. Follow later official updates before relying on the position today.