Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 40588
Government Departments: Procurement
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government procurement focuses on SMEs in local economies.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe Procurement Act has introduced a number of reforms to make it easier for small businesses to access public sector supply-chains and removing unnecessary burdens and costs, including:a new duty on contracting authorities to have regard to their partici...
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