Part 2Transparency of procurements under the Procurement Act 2023

Below-threshold tender notices24

1

This regulation sets out other information which must be included in a below-threshold tender notice published under section 87(1) of the PA 2023.

2

The information is—

a

the contracting authority information,

b

the title of the procurement,

c

the unique identifier for the procurement,

d

the contract subject-matter,

e

the estimated value of the contract,

f

how tenders may be submitted and the date by when they must be submitted,

g

whether the notice is being used to invite tenders for a special regime contract and, if so, whether that contract is a defence and security contract or a light touch contract,

h

whether the contracting authority considers that the contract or any lot forming part of the contract may be particularly suitable to be awarded—

i

to a small and medium-sized enterprise, or

ii

to a non-governmental organisation that is value-driven and which principally reinvests its surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives,

i

an explanation of the criteria against which the award of the contract will be assessed, and

j

a description of any conditions of participation in relation to the award of the contract.

3

Nothing in this regulation prevents a contracting authority from publishing other information that relates to the same procurement in the notice.