Tag: Legislation & Regulations

The Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization (WTO), commonly known as the GPA, establishes a framework of rights and obligations for government procurement among the WTO members that have signed it. The signatories have agreed that suppliers of goods and services in other signatory countries will be treated no less favorably than…

The Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/420) relate to the pricing of single source defence contracts. These regulations require suppliers to demonstrate that their costs are appropriate, attributable, and reasonable, and they define the level of profit that can be applied. They are part of a regulatory framework established by Part 2 of…

This private members bill (Labour sponsor), proposes amendments to the Procurement Act 2023 and the Social Value Act 2012 to “make provision about public procurement in respect of British goods and services, and for connected purposes”. The proposed amendments aim to make Contracting Authorities have regard for how British goods and services in public procurement…

On 11 January 2024, the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) were published, together with an explanatory memorandum. Drafts were published on 16 October 2023 . The Regulations revoke and replace Regulation 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road, which sets out the conditions under which “competent authorities”…

The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (legislation.gov.uk)

The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 are in force from 18 April 2016 and apply to over threshold public works concessions and public services concessions.  The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (legislation.gov.uk)

These Regulations replace the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 and are in force from 18 April 2016 The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (legislation.gov.uk)

The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 came into force on 31 January 2013. It requires people who commission public services to think about how they can also secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Before they start the procurement process, commissioners should think about whether the services they are going to buy, or the way…