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Navigating the Procurement Act 2023 together

Our experienced and enthusiastic procurement lawyers are delighted to welcome you to our new Procurement Portal. We hope to see you at one of our 5 in 25 webinars soon!
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Procurement Act 2023 latest

The Procurement Act 2023 applies to all procurements that were commenced on or after 24 February 2025. 

Provisions requiring the publication of Payments Compliance Notices, Contract Performance Notices and information about payments over £30,000) are now fully in force.

PPNs 024 and 025 on national security and insourcing in accordance with a new public interest test have been published; read our blog on these here.

In addition, PPN 022 on Steel has been updated to include new transparency measures from 1 October 2026. 

 

Our next webinar

Our next 5 in 25 webinar is on 10 September at 1000 - when Claire Crawford, Ana Lelliott and Jenny Beresford-Jones will be talking about Procurement Challenges under the Act. Click here to sign up!

Our Notices Flowchart Infographic...

We are delighted to have been working in partnership with Tussell (the leading and trusted source of insight into UK government contracts) to produce a Notices Flowchart Infographic which helps you to visualise the range of notices required throughout the lifecycle of the contract from pipeline to termination. 

It's the perfect companion to our Notices Generator (and it looks cheerful on a wall).

How can we help?

Whether you need to update your procurement documents for the new Act, or need to source practical training for your team, we can help.

We provide a comprehensive service covering all stages of the procurement lifecycle, including on:

  • Designing a Competitive Flexible Procedure
  • Drafting a Contract Change Notice
  • Advice on procurement strategy for a project
  • Guidance on how to bring or resolve a procurement challenge
  • Guidance on how to limit legal risk during the evaluation phase

We work for a diverse range of clients across a number of sectors – including government, health, education, technology, construction, projects, energy and third sector – for contracting authorities, utilities and suppliers alike. We provide real insight and expertise, drawing on our depth and breadth of experience to provide balanced procurement advice.

Latest on the Procurement Act 2023

PPNs 024 and 025 on national security and insourcing in accordance with a new public interest test have been published; read our blog on these here.

In addition, PPN 022 on Steel has been updated to include new transparency measures from 1 October 2026. 

Download our briefing notes

If you are new to the Procurement Act 2023, a good place to start may be our briefing notes. 

You can download below:

our general briefing on the Act

a briefing on the new transparency regime 

a Phrasebook to help you learn the new terminology 

a guide to the light touch regime under the Act

Latest webinars

Meet our leading procurement lawyers

We're the procurement law team at Mills & Reeve. Made up of over 20 specialist procurement lawyers working across a broad range of sector and practice areas, the team combines first class technical expertise with significant and wide-ranging practical experience.

We provide real insight and expertise, drawing on our depth and breadth of experience to provide balanced procurement advice. 

What do others say?

  • During a long period of managing major procurements for government departments I have worked with most (perhaps all) of the major providers of legal services to this sector. I have found Mills & Reeve to be amongst the most effective.
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