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Secondary legislation consultation
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We have been developing the raft of secondary legislation (regulations) that is required to support the new Procurement regime and bring it into effect.


The regulations, which cover a broad range of areas across the Bill and include detailed technical content, will be subject to a public consultation which we expect to take place over the summer.


The consultation will be split over 2 parts, with Part 1 covering the non\-transparency related regulations, and Part 2 focussing on the Transparency\-related regulations. This approach will ensure stakeholders can focus on the transparency\-related and non\-transparency related regulations separately and have maximum opportunity to feedback on technical details.


We will provide more details of the timing of the separate consultation phases in due course.


Changes to the Public Contracts Regulations
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The free\-trade agreements (FTA) between the UK and Australia; and the UK and New Zealand came into force on 31 May 2023\. To ensure that we comply with our international obligations, Welsh Ministers exercised their powers to lay a statutory instrument (“SI”) in the Senedd to amend existing procurement regulations. in line with the public procurement obligations included in the two FTAs in respect of devolved Welsh Authorities.


Three minor technical amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations are being made:


### 1\. Unknown contract value


Where the value of a procurement cannot be estimated, the procurement is to be treated as having been valued at the relevant threshold for that type of procurement


### 2\. Prior information notice


To remove the possibility of using a prior information notice and a periodic indicative notice, respectively, as the call for competition


### 3\. Termination of awarded contracts in order to avoid obligations under our international agreements


Prohibit contracting authorities and utilities from terminating contracts in a manner that circumvents legal obligations.


These changes came into effect on 26 May 2023, and a Wales Procurement Policy Note (WPPN) has been published. The WPPN includes further detail on the changes and the actions that Welsh Contracting Authorities must make as a result of the SI.


Changes to Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Codes
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Rebecca Evans, the Minister for Finance and Local Government has recently consented to the UK government laying a statutory instrument (“SI”) in Parliament which affects contracting authorities in Wales.


The SI, which will be laid on 8 June, makes changes to the existing list of CPV codes used in public sector procurements due to concerns that some of the wording was not compatible with current equality legislation. The 2 affected CPV codes have now been amended to:


* 85311200\-4 \- Welfare services for disabled people, and
* 85312120\-6 \- Day\-care services for disabled children and young people.


The amendments, which will take immediate effect, ensure that any references to these CPV codes in either procurement legislation or public procurements use the appropriate language.







Translation:


 
Ymgynghori ar Is\-ddeddfwriaeth
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Rydym wedi bod yn datblygu’r is\-ddeddfwriaeth (rheoliadau) niferus sydd eu hangen i gefnogi’r drefn Gaffael newydd a’i rhoi ar waith.


Bydd y rheoliadau, sy’n ymdrin ag ystod eang o feysydd ar draws y Bil ac sydd â chynnwys technegol manwl, yn destun ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus rydym yn disgwyl ei gynnal dros yr haf.


Bydd yr ymgynghoriad yn cael ei rannu’n ddwy, gyda Rhan 1 yn ymdrin â’r rheoliadau nad ydynt yn ymwneud â thryloywder, a Rhan 2 yn canolbwyntio ar y rheoliadau sy’n ymwneud â thryloywder. Bydd y dull hwn yn sicrhau y gall rhanddeiliaid ganolbwyntio ar y rheoliadau sy’n ymwneud â thryloywder a’r rhai nad ydynt yn ymwneud â thryloywder ar wahân a chael y cyfle mwyaf posibl i roi adborth ar fanylion technegol.


Byddwn yn darparu mwy o fanylion am amseriad y cyfnodau ymgynghori ar wahân maes o law.


Newidiadau i'r Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus
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Daeth y cytundebau masnach rydd rhwng y DU ac Awstralia; a’r DU a Seland Newydd i rym ar 31 Mai 2023\. Er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn cydymffurfio â’n rhwymedigaethau rhyngwladol, defnyddiodd Gweinidogion Cymru eu pwerau i osod offeryn statudol (“OS”) yn y Senedd i ddiwygio’r rheoliadau caffael presennol yn unol â’r rhwymedigaethau caffael cyhoeddus sydd wedi’u cynnwys yn y ddau gytundeb masnach rydd mewn perthynas ag Awdurdodau datganoledig Cymru.


Mae tri mân ddiwygiad technegol yn cael eu gwneud i’r Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus:


### 1\. Gwerth contract anhysbys


pan nad oes modd amcangyfrif gwerth caffael, mae angen trin y caffaeliad fel pe bai wedi’i brisio ar y trothwy perthnasol ar gyfer y math hwnnw o gaffael.


### 2\. Hysbysiad gwybodaeth ymlaen llaw


Dileu'r posibilrwydd o ddefnyddio hysbysiad gwybodaeth ymlaen llaw a hysbysiad dangosol cyfnodol, yn y drefn honno, fel yr alwad am gystadleuaeth.


### 3\. Terfynu contractau a ddyfarnwyd er mwyn osgoi rhwymedigaethau o dan ein cytundebau rhyngwladol


Gwahardd awdurdodau contractio a chyfleustodau rhag terfynu contractau mewn modd sy'n osgoi rhwymedigaethau cyfreithiol.


Daeth y newidiadau hyn i rym ar 26 Mai 2023, ac mae Nodyn Polisi Caffael Cymru (WPPN) wedi’i gyhoeddi. Mae’r WPPN yn cynnwys rhagor o fanylion am y newidiadau a’r camau y mae’n rhaid i Awdurdodau Contractio Cymru eu cymryd o ganlyniad i’r OS.


Newidiadau i Godau Geirfa Caffael Cyffredin (CPV)
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Yn ddiweddar, mae Rebecca Evans, y Gweinidog dros Gyllid a Llywodraeth Leol, wedi cydsynio i Lywodraeth y DU osod offeryn statudol (“OS”) yn y Senedd sy’n effeithio ar awdurdodau contractio yng Nghymru.


Mae’r OS, a fydd yn cael ei osod ar ar 8 Mehefin, yn gwneud newidiadau i’r rhestr bresennol o godau CPV a ddefnyddir mewn caffaeliadau yn y sector cyhoeddus oherwydd pryderon nad oedd rhywfaint o’r eirfa’n gydnaws â deddfwriaeth cydraddoldeb gyfredol. Mae'r ddau god CPV yr effeithiwyd arnynt bellach wedi'u diwygio i:


* 85311200\-4 \- Gwasanaethau lles i bobl anabl (Welfare services for disabled people), a
* 85312120\-6 \- Gwasanaethau gofal dydd i blant a phobl ifanc anabl (Day\-care services for disabled children and young people).


Mae’r diwygiadau, a ddaw i rym ar unwaith, yn sicrhau bod unrhyw gyfeiriadau at y codau CPV hyn naill ai mewn deddfwriaeth caffael neu gaffael cyhoeddus yn defnyddio’r iaith briodol.