Legal and Regulatory

Procurement Policy Note 025: Protecting the UK’s national security through public procurement
Procurement Policy Note 025: Protecting the UK’s national security through public procurement
19/06/2026
National security is about more than military defence. Building genuine resilience means ensuring that the UK's critical industries and supply chains …
Procurement Policy Note 024: Insourcing and the Public Interest Test
Procurement Policy Note 024: Insourcing and the Public Interest Test
18/06/2026
Sourcing decisions play a critical role in determining the quality of public services and the successful delivery of government objectives. Insourcing …
Procurement Act PPN 023: 2026 Threshold Amounts
Procurement Act PPN 023: 2026 Threshold Amounts
02/12/2025
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) gives early notice of the updated threshold values that determine the procedures for awarding public contracts for …
Procurement Act: PPN 021: Payment Spot Checks in Public Sub-Contracts
Procurement Act: PPN 021: Payment Spot Checks in Public Sub-Contracts
24/04/2025
This PPN sets out how contracting authorities can spot check their public contract supply chains to ensure suppliers meet the payment terms in the P …
Procurement Act: PPN 020: Guidance on data protection legislation
Procurement Act: PPN 020: Guidance on data protection legislation
24/04/2025
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) covers data protection requirements under UK GDPR, and the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) gove …
Procurement Act: PPN 019: Requirements to publish on Contracts Finder
Procurement Act: PPN 019: Requirements to publish on Contracts Finder
11/03/2025
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs) require in-scope organisations to publish public sector procurement opportunities in a single locatio …
Procurement Act 2023 PPNs
Procurement Act 2023 PPNs
18/02/2025
The Government have published a number of Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) in relation to the 2023 Procurement Act.The PPNs below apply to p …