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Procurement Act 2023

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14 The Wales procurement policy statement

(1) The Welsh Ministers may publish a statement setting out the Welsh Government’s strategic priorities in relation to procurement. (2) In this section, “the Wales procurement policy statement” means the statement for the time being published under this section. (3) Before publishing the Wales procurement policy statement, the Welsh Ministers must— (a) carry out such consultation as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, (b) make any changes to the statement that appear to the Welsh Ministers to be necessary in view of responses to the consultation, and (c) lay the statement before the Senedd. (4) The Welsh Ministers must withdraw the Wales procurement policy statement if, before the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the statement is laid before the Senedd, the Senedd resolves that the statement be annulled. (5) When calculating the period of 40 days for the purposes of subsection (4), ignore any period during which the Senedd is dissolved or in recess for more than four days. (6) The Welsh Ministers must keep the Wales procurement policy statement under review. (7) The Wales procurement policy statement may be amended or replaced by a subsequent statement, and this section applies in relation to any amended or replacement statement as it applies in relation to the original statement. (8) The following contracting authorities must have regard to the Wales procurement policy statement— (a) a devolved Welsh authority, except in relation to procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement or transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement; (b) a contracting authority other than a devolved Welsh authority in relation to procurement under a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement. (9) But subsection (8) does not apply— (a) to private utilities; (b) in relation to the award of a contract— (i) in accordance with a framework, or (ii) by reference to suppliers’ membership of a dynamic market. (10) In this section “the Senedd” means Senedd Cymru.

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14 The Wales procurement policy statement

(1) The Welsh Ministers may publish a statement setting out the Welsh Government’s strategic priorities in relation to procurement. (2) In this section, “the Wales procurement policy statement” means the statement for the time being published under this section. (3) Before publishing the Wales procurement policy statement, the Welsh Ministers must— (a) carry out such consultation as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, (b) make any changes to the statement that appear to the Welsh Ministers to be necessary in view of responses to the consultation, and (c) lay the statement before the Senedd. (4) The Welsh Ministers must withdraw the Wales procurement policy statement if, before the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the statement is laid before the Senedd, the Senedd resolves that the statement be annulled. (5) When calculating the period of 40 days for the purposes of subsection (4), ignore any period during which the Senedd is dissolved or in recess for more than four days. (6) The Welsh Ministers must keep the Wales procurement policy statement under review. (7) The Wales procurement policy statement may be amended or replaced by a subsequent statement, and this section applies in relation to any amended or replacement statement as it applies in relation to the original statement. (8) The following contracting authorities must have regard to the Wales procurement policy statement— (a) a devolved Welsh authority, except in relation to procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement or transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement; (b) a contracting authority other than a devolved Welsh authority in relation to procurement under a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement. (9) But subsection (8) does not apply— (a) to private utilities; (b) in relation to the award of a contract— (i) in accordance with a framework, or (ii) by reference to suppliers’ membership of a dynamic market. (10) In this section “the Senedd” means Senedd Cymru.

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