Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 113979

Procurement: Small Businesses

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of barriers to entry on UK small and medium-sized enterprises in competitive public procurement processes.

Answer

Chris Ward

The Government is determined to ensure the £400 billion of public money spent on public procurement annually delivers economic growth and supports British businesses, especially SMEs. The Procurement Act (PA23) sets, for the first time, a duty for contrac...

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