Paragraph 11 Professional misconductI1I2C1
United Kingdom
A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the decision-maker considers that the supplier or a connected person has engaged in professional misconduct which brings into question the supplier’s integrity.
A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if a court, regulator or other authority has ruled that the supplier or connected person has engaged in such professional misconduct.
“Professional misconduct” includes conduct involving—
dishonesty;
impropriety;
a serious breach of ethical or professional standards applicable to the supplier (whether those standards are mandatory or not).
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 7 applied (24.2.2025) by S.I. 2013/1582, reg. 6(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (as amended by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), regs. 1(2), 17 (with reg. 33))
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 7 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
- I2
Sch. 7 para. 11 in force at 24.2.2025 by S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))