DAC Beachcroft Provide the Latest on Draft Regulations to Implement the Procurement Bill:
The second part of the public consultation on draft secondary legislation to implement the Procurement Bill ran from 17 July - 25 August 2023.
This focused on transparency provisions and the notices that contracting authorities will need to use under the new Procurement Act. It also included information on the proposed approach to transitional arrangements for procurements already underway, and on other legislations that will need to be amended in order for the full provisions of the Act to take effect.
In this briefing, DAC Beachcroft looks at the introduction of notices which authorities will need to use under the Act and the new central digital platform for the publication of the notices and documentation. They also look at the proposed approach to transitional arrangements which will determine when the new regime applies to procurements.