Competitive flexible procedure

A UK procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 that lets buyers design their own stages, including negotiation and demonstrations. It replaced several older EU-based procedures.

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Procurement Act 2023

The UK law that replaced the EU-derived procurement regulations, in force since 24 February 2025. It brought new procedures, a central digital platform and more published notices.

Open procedure

A tender anyone may bid on, with no shortlist stage. Every compliant bid is evaluated.