Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 67610

Procurement: Political Impartiality

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on considering political neutrality when awarding government contracts.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The Procurement Act 2023 requires contracting authorities to act, and to be seen to act, with integrity, and has introduced new requirements to identify and review any potential conflicts of interest in relation to a procurement. Contracting Authorities m...

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