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Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents - Procure phase

These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023

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2 July 2024
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Guidance: Modifying a Competitive Procurement (PDF)

PDF, 207 KB, 5 pages

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Guidance: Modifying a Competitive Procurement (HTML)

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Guidance: Time Periods (PDF)

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Guidance: Time Periods (HTML)

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Guidance: Assessing Competitive Tenders (PDF)

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Guidance: Conditions of Participation (PDF)

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Guidance: Conditions of Participation (HTML)

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Guidance: Procurement Termination Notices (PDF)

PDF, 189 KB, 5 pages

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Guidance: Procurement Termination Notices (HTML)

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Guidance: Exclusions (PDF)

PDF, 618 KB, 37 pages

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Guidance: Exclusions (HTML)

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Guidance: Debarment (PDF)

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Guidance: Debarment (HTML)

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Guidance: Remedies (PDF)

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Guidance: Assessment Summaries (PDF)

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Guidance: Contract Award Notices and Standstill (PDF)

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Guidance: Procurement Oversight (PDF)

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Guidance: Contract Details Notices (PDF)

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Guidance: Electronic Communications (PDF)

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Guidance: Central Digital Platform and Publication of Information (PDF)

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Guidance: Exclusions Annex 2: National Security Grounds (PDF)

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These documents are intended to provide technical guidance and help with interpretation and understanding of the Procurement Act 2023.

Updates to this page

Published 2 July 2024
Last updated 246 JuneAugust 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect machinery of Government changes, in reference to the DRS and GCA.

  2. Updated the guidance: Exclusions Annex 2: National Security Grounds to help explain the decision-making process for national security exclusions/termination cases to reduce legal risk.

  3. Update to para 74 due to the change to Below threshold supplier ID policy from 1 April 2026: Guidance: Publication of Information and the Central Digital Platform

  4. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Conditions of Participation

  5. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Remedies

  6. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Time Periods

  7. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contract Details Notices

  8. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contract Award Notices and Standstill

  9. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Assessment Summaries

  10. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Procurement Termination Notices

  11. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Modifying a Competitive Procurement

  12. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Electronic Communications

  13. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Assessing Competitive Tenders

  14. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Central Digital Platform and Publication of Information

  15. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Procurement Oversight

  16. Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Debarment

  17. Added the document: Guidance: Exclusions Annex 2: National Security Grounds

  18. Updated the documents: Remedies: 'amended to highlight provisions in the TCC protocol in respect of service of procurement claims.' Oversight: 'to reflect changes in publication timing of further information relating to the PRU.'

  19. Added the document: Guidance: Central Digital Platform and Publication of Information

  20. Replaced the following document with a new version: Guidance: Remedies

  21. New links added to the act

  22. Added the document: Guidance: Contract Details Notices

  23. Added the documents: Guidance: Procurement Termination Notices Guidance: Exclusions Guidance: Debarment Guidance: Remedies Guidance: Assessment Summaries Guidance: Contract Award Notices and Standstill Guidance: Procurement Oversight

  24. Added the document: Guidance: Conditions of Participation

  25. First published.

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Update history

2026-08-06 15:57
Updated to reflect machinery of Government changes, in reference to the DRS and GCA.

2026-06-24 09:00
Updated the guidance: Exclusions Annex 2: National Security Grounds to help explain the decision-making process for national security exclusions/termination cases to reduce legal risk.

2026-06-09 14:47
Update to para 74 due to the change to Below threshold supplier ID policy from 1 April 2026: Guidance: Publication of Information and the Central Digital Platform

2026-04-20 16:48
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Conditions of Participation

2025-11-20 15:23
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Remedies

2025-11-20 13:33
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Time Periods

2025-11-13 13:49
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contract Details Notices

2025-11-13 13:41
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Contract Award Notices and Standstill

2025-11-13 13:18
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Assessment Summaries

2025-11-06 15:07
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Procurement Termination Notices

2025-11-06 15:05
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Modifying a Competitive Procurement

2025-11-06 15:01
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Electronic Communications

2025-11-06 14:58
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Assessing Competitive Tenders

2025-07-29 15:18
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Central Digital Platform and Publication of Information

2025-07-09 13:26
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Procurement Oversight

2025-06-26 15:48
Added guidance links to the document: Guidance: Debarment

2025-02-24 00:01
Added the document: Guidance: Exclusions Annex 2: National Security Grounds

2024-12-03 10:58
Updated the documents:Remedies: ‘amended to highlight provisions in the TCC protocol in respect of service of procurement claims.’Oversight: ‘to reflect changes in publication timing of further information relating to the PRU.’

2024-10-29 15:30
Added the document: Guidance: Central Digital Platform and Publication of Information

2024-09-25 09:19
Replaced the following document with a new version:Guidance: Remedies

2024-09-03 12:16
New links added to the act

2024-08-06 16:19
Added the document: Guidance: Contract Details Notices

2024-08-02 12:31
Added the documents:Guidance: Procurement Termination NoticesGuidance: ExclusionsGuidance: DebarmentGuidance: RemediesGuidance: Assessment SummariesGuidance: Contract Award Notices and StandstillGuidance: Procurement Oversight

2024-07-19 11:25
Added the document:Guidance: Conditions of Participation

2024-07-02 10:17
First published.