The Procurement Act is here - what does it mean for the construction industry?

By Colin Jones and Stewart Morrison 2025-04-30T06:00:00

Colin Jones and Stewart Morrison explain what the new legislation means for the construction industry

Central government and the wider public sector represent the largest built environment client base. From central government alone there is £164bn of planned investment in a two-year period up to 2024/25 in major infrastructure and construction projects.

Therefore, contractors, consultants and other suppliers tendering to the public sector need to be aware that the Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025.

The new act consolidates and repeals the following public contract tender regulations…

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