Winston IntelligenceFor most suppliers, this matters when researching awards, for example finding who won a call-off under a framework set up before the Procurement Act. It does not change where new Procurement Act opportunities are published.
Scope first
It applies to older procurements only.
Procurements under the Procurement Act 2023 already publish their notices on the Central Digital Platform. This change covers the procurements that still follow the 2015 rules.
- Which procurements
- Only those still governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. That includes contracts awarded, frameworks concluded and dynamic purchasing systems set up before 24 February 2025, when the Procurement Act 2023 started.
- What is not affected
- Procurements run under the Procurement Act 2023. Their notices are already published on the Central Digital Platform, which suppliers use through Find a Tender.
- When it starts
- 1 May 2027. It was due on 1 October 2026, but SI 2026/746, made on 30 June 2026, deferred it.
- Until then
- Nothing changes. Older-regime publication on Contracts Finder continues as it does now.
What changes
Award details move to the Central Digital Platform.
From 1 May 2027, the 2015 Regulations are read as if these details are published on the Central Digital Platform.
| Record | From 1 May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Call-offs from older frameworks | The contractor, the date the contract was entered into and its value are published on the Central Digital Platform instead of Contracts Finder. |
| Smaller (below-threshold) older-regime contracts | The contractor, date, value and whether the contractor is an SME or VCSE are published on the Central Digital Platform instead of Contracts Finder. |
| Older-regime contract and award notices | Their details are no longer repeated on Contracts Finder. The notices themselves are published on Find a Tender. |
What suppliers can do
Adjust where you look for award evidence.
The change is mainly about where to find award evidence for older contracts.
- 1
Know where award evidence will appear
If you research who holds contracts under older frameworks, keep checking Contracts Finder until 30 April 2027. For awards published from 1 May 2027, look on Find a Tender.
- 2
Read the date on any record you rely on
Award details published before 1 May 2027 were published on Contracts Finder. Work out which side of the date a record falls before concluding that it is missing.
- 3
Do not read it as Contracts Finder closing
The regulations change where these details must be published. They do not say that Contracts Finder will close or that its existing records will be removed.
Keep the boundary clear
What is not yet known.
No official guidance yet explains how these older-regime award details will appear on the Central Digital Platform. Winston will review this update when it does, or by 25 October 2026. The date could also move again: check the legislation before relying on it.
This update explains the published rule. It is not legal advice about a particular contract.
Primary sources
Check the change at source.
Winston checked this legislation on 25 September 2026.
- The Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/360), regulations 1(4) and 5
- The Procurement (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/746), the deferral
- SI 2024/716, regulation 5: which procurements keep the 2015 rules
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015, regulation 108 as made: award details, including framework call-offs
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015, regulation 112 as made: below-threshold award details