Procurement Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 4:45 pm on 13 June 2023.
Amendments made: 31, page 41, line 31, leave out “on the basis” and insert—
“(i) under section 57(1)(a) or (2)(a) by virtue”.
This amendment would clarify that a contracting authority would only have to notify the appropriate authority if it excludes a supplier on the basis of its own judgement (rather than the debarment list).
Amendment 32, page 41, line 31, at end insert—
“, or
(ii) on the basis of being on the debarment list by virtue of paragraph 34A of Schedule 6 (threat to national security).”—(Alex Burghart.)
This amendment would require a contracting authority to notify the appropriate authority if it excludes a supplier on the basis of a supplier being on the debarment list by virtue of the new ground to be inserted by Amendment 57.
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