Procurement Act Insights

Preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents

Release Date: 26 November 2025

This episode provides an overview of transparency in procurement, summarises the various types of notices, explores those required in the early stages up to the tender notice, and concludes with record-keeping responsibilities.

Supplier selection: conditions of participation

Release Date: 3 December 2025

This episode explains conditions of participation in procurement, their scope and limitations, grounds for rejection, and introduces the role of the Central Digital Platform.

Supplier selection: debarment and exclusion

Release Date: 10 December

This episode continues the discussion on participation conditions by focusing on grounds for exclusion and the process of debarment in public procurement.

Concession Contracts

Release Date: 17 December 2025

This episode explores how concession contracts have changed under PA23 compared with CCR 2016, what qualifies as a concession contract, the key exemptions and flexibilities, and the impact of the 2025 consequential amendments.

Award Criteria

Release Date: 14 January 2026

This episode covers the development and application of award criteria, the assessment process, creation of assessment summaries, and the final award of contracts.

Routes to market

Release Date: 21 January 2026

This episode explains the choice of procurement procedures, what each procedure may look like in practice, and explores the use of frameworks and dynamic markets.

Special Regimes

Release Date: 4 February 2026

This episode explores procurement thresholds, the rules around below-threshold and light touch contracts and introduces the Provider Selection Regime.

Contract Management

Release Date: 12 February 2026

In this episode, our experts break down the key elements of effective and compliant contract management under the PA23. We provide a comparison of the implied terms under the PCR 2015 and PA23, and explain how performance should be managed and monitored.

Transparency Requirements

Release Date: 3 March 2026

This episode provides an overview of transparency in procurement, summarises the various types of notices, explores those required in the early stages up to the tender notice, and concludes with record-keeping responsibilities.

Land Transactions

Release Date: 18 March 2026

This episode explains which land transactions are exempt under the Procurement Act 2023, clarifies when development agreements fall within the regime, and compares the PA23 framework with the previous PCR 2015 rules. It also highlights key current cases shaping procurement considerations for land-related agreements.

Challenging a Procurement Decision Under PA23

Release Date: 22 July 2026

This episode discusses the statutory framework under PA23 for challenging procurements and lifting the automatic suspension. It also provides an analysis of a recent important judgement: the case of Parkingeye v Velindre, and the implications for contracting authorities and bidders.