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Paragraph 8 Potential competition infringementsI1I2C1

United Kingdom

A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the decision-maker considers that the supplier or a connected person has infringed—

(a)

the Chapter II prohibition (within the meaning given by section 18 of the Competition Act 1998), or

(b)

any substantially similar prohibition applicable in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.

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

I2

Sch. 7 para. 8 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))