Procurement Compliance Service PCS

The Procurement Compliance Service (PCS) began operation on February 24, 2025, set-up as part of the Procurement Review Unit (PRU), and alongside the introduction the Procurement Act 2023 which came into force also on 24 February 2025, it is based in the Cabinet Office. PCS is a service to investigate contracting authorities’ compliance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, it has the power to issue (and if desired, publish) statutory recommendations to a contracting authority under investigation, and/or guidance that applies more generally to contracting authorities, following the conclusion of the investigation. The other Procurement Review Unit (PRU) carries out three services:

• The Procurement Compliance Service (PCS) as described above
• The Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS): Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS): This service was introduced in 2011 and focuses on suppliers’ complaints about specific procurement(s) and late payments
• Debarment Review Service (DRS): a service aiming to protect public money from suppliers who pose a risk. It conducts investigations into suppliers to determine whether they are excluded or excludable suppliers and if they should be added to the public debarment list which it is also responsible for managing.

For further information see the Government guidance on the Procurement Review Unit here.

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