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We want your views on draft statutory guidance to be published under Part 3 of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023.

How to respond

Consultation ends:
10 February 2026
Consultation launched:

Consultation description

We are consulting on statutory guidance covering the following topics:

  1. socially responsible procurement
  2. setting and meeting socially responsible procurement objectives
  3. notifications – works and workforce clauses
  4. procurement strategies
  5. annual socially responsible procurement reports
  6. contracts registers
  7. procurement investigations

Consultation documents

Draft guidance: socially responsible procurement , file type: PDF, file size: 246 KB

PDF
246 KB
If you need a more accessible version of this document please email digital@gov.wales. Please tell us the format you need. If you use assistive technology please tell us what this is.

Draft guidance: setting and meeting SRP objectives , file type: PDF, file size: 111 KB

PDF
111 KB
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Draft guidance: works and workforce clauses - notifications , file type: PDF, file size: 86 KB

PDF
86 KB
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Draft guidance: procurement strategies , file type: PDF, file size: 91 KB

PDF
91 KB
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Draft guidance: annual socially responsible procurement reports , file type: PDF, file size: 71 KB

PDF
71 KB
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Draft guidance: contracts registers , file type: PDF, file size: 76 KB

PDF
76 KB
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Draft guidance: procurement investigations , file type: PDF, file size: 58 KB

PDF
58 KB
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How to respond

Submit your comments by 10 February 2026, in any of the following ways:

Online form

Post

Download the response form.

Complete and return to:

Corporate Services and Inspectorates
Commercial Procurement Division
Procurement Legislation Team
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ