As a public body, there are regulations at a national and local Level, which the Council has to follow when procuring goods, services and contracts.

The information below gives a brief outline of these rules.

National Legislation

All public sector contracts, no matter what their value, are covered by the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024.

This legislation requires the Council to follow detailed procedures for all procurement above a financial threshold. The thresholds are reviewed annually and are detailed on gov.uk.

The Council must follow some basic principles:

• specific notices must be published at various times throughout the procurement & contract details can be found at Find a Tender
• procurement must proceed in accordance with one of the Procurement Act 2023  prescribed  procedures if the requirement is over Procurement Act 2023 threshold

Local Rules

The London Borough of Bexley compiles its own set of Contract Procedure Rules which cover all procurement activity and take account of  the national legislation detailed above. Procurement must proceed in accordance with these Contract Procedure Rules if the requirement is under Procurement Act 2023 thresholds.