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Paragraph 13 Acting improperly in procurementI1I2C1

United Kingdom

(1)

A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if a decision-maker considers that—

(a)

the supplier has acted improperly in relation to any procurement, and

(b)

in so doing, the supplier put itself at an unfair advantage in relation to the award of a public contract.

(2)

A supplier might act improperly in relation to a procurement by—

(a)

failing to provide information requested by the contracting authority;

(b)

providing information that is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading;

(c)

accessing confidential information;

(d)

unduly influencing the contracting authority’s decision-making.

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. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)

I2

Sch. 7 para. 13 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))