The Procurement Regulations 2024

Part 3 Other provisions supplementing the Procurement Act 2023

Specification of light touch and reservable light touch services

42.—(1) For the purposes of section 9(1) of the PA 2023 (light touch contracts) the services which are covered by the CPV codes set out in column (1) of Table 1 in Schedule 1 and described in column (2) of that Table are specified as light touch services for the purposes of section 9(1) of the PA 2023.

(2) For the purposes of section 33(7) of the PA 2023 (reserving contracts to public service mutuals), a service specified in columns (1) and (2) of Table 1 in Schedule 1 is specified as a reservable light touch service where in the entry corresponding to that service in column (3) the letter “R” appears.

(3) The services which are covered by the CPV codes set out in Table 2 of Schedule 1 are specified as light touch services for the purposes of section 9(1) of the PA 2023, but only where those services are supplied under a contract for the supply of any thing listed in section 7(1)(a) to (f) of the PA 2023 (defence and security contracts).

Disapplication in relation to regulated health procurement

43.  The PA 2023 does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement(1).

Central government authorities

44.—(1) The Crown, but not His Majesty in his private capacity, and each of the entities listed in columns 1 or 2 of the Table in Schedule 2 to these Regulations (whether or not they perform their functions on behalf of the Crown) are specified for the purposes of the definition of “central government authority” in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to the PA 2023 (threshold amounts).

(2) Where an entity listed in Schedule 2 is or has been succeeded by another entity, which is itself a contracting authority, the successor entity shall be deemed to be included in Schedule 2.

Meaning of “works” in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to the Procurement Act 2023

45.  For the purposes of the definition of “works” in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to the PA 2023, “ works” means any of the activities coming within a CPV code listed in Schedule 3.

Defence authorities

46.  For the purposes of section 7(5) of the PA 2023, each of the following contracting authorities is a defence authority—

(a) the Secretary of State for Defence;

(b) AWE PLC(2);

(c) the National Crime Agency(3);

(d) the Oil and Pipelines Agency(4).

(1)

See section 120(2) of the PA 2023 for the definition of “regulated health procurement”.

(2)

Company registration no. 02763902.

(3)

The National Crime Agency was established by section 1 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).

(4)

The Oil and Pipelines Agency was established by section 1 of the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 (c. 62).