The Procurement Act 2023, which comes into force on 24 February 2025, ushers in a new regime for the awarding of public contracts. In this week’s NLJ, Paul Henty, partner at Beale & Co, a specialist in public procurement law, looks at the Act’s provisions on debarment and exclusion.
As Henty notes, the Act ‘heralds a new era of accountability and integrity’. It expands and strengthens the ability to exclude bidders, for example, they can be excluded because of the actions of parent and subsidiary companies or for the acts of ‘connected persons’.
Henty looks at the grounds, requirements and definitions involved. He writes: ‘Self-cleaning plays a critical role in determining whether discretionary exclusion grounds remain applicable. Suppliers can demonstrate their commitment to addressing past deficiencies.’RELATED ARTICLES
