Section 53

A contracting authority that enters into a public contract must publish a contract details notice— if the contract is a light touch contract, before the end of the period of 120 days beginning with the day on which the contract is entered into; otherwise, before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the contract is entered into. A “contract details notice” means a notice setting out— that the contracting authority has entered into a contract, and any other information specified in regulations under section 95. A contracting authority that enters into a public contract with an estimated value of more than £5 million must publish a copy of the contract— if the contract is a light touch contract, before the end of the period of 180 days beginning with the day on which the contract is entered into; otherwise, before the end of the period of 90 days beginning with the day on which the contract is entered into. Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to a contract— awarded by a devolved Welsh authority or a transferred Northern Ireland authority, unless it is awarded under a reserved procurement arrangement, or awarded under a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement. A Minister of the Crown may by regulations amend this section for the purpose of changing the financial threshold. This section does not apply— to private utilities, or in relation to a contract awarded under section 41 by reference to paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 (direct award: user choice contracts).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04