Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 77059

Public Sector: Contracts

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that companies involved in major (a) governance and (b) accountability failures are subject to enhanced scrutiny before providing critical public services.

Answer

Chris Ward

Government efficiency, transparency and accountability are key pillars of the Procurement Act 2023 which came into force this year. The Act establishes a new exclusions framework that makes it easier to exclude suppliers who have underperformed in the del...

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