Sale of Goods Act 1979: Core legislation governing contracts for the sale of goods, defining terms about quality, fitness for purpose, and contract performance

Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: Legislation setting out implied terms in contracts for services and mixed contracts for goods and services

Commercial Agents Regulations 1993: Regulations governing relationships with commercial agents, including performance evaluation and termination

UK General Data Protection Regulation: Post-Brexit data protection framework governing how supplier data must be collected, processed, and stored

Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, complementing UK GDPR requirements

Competition Act 1998: Legislation preventing anti-competitive practices in supplier relationships and market operations

Enterprise Act 2002: Framework for fair trading and market competition, affecting supplier evaluation criteria

Public Contracts Regulations 2015: Rules governing public sector procurement and supplier evaluation processes

Environmental Protection Act 1990: Environmental standards that may need to be included in supplier evaluation criteria

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: Fundamental health and safety requirements that suppliers must meet in their operations

Modern Slavery Act 2015: Requirements for ensuring suppliers comply with anti-slavery and human trafficking provisions

Bribery Act 2010: Anti-corruption legislation affecting supplier conduct and evaluation criteria

Equality Act 2010: Non-discrimination requirements that must be considered in supplier evaluation processes

ISO 9001: International quality management standard often used as a benchmark in supplier evaluation