Procurement Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 4:45 pm on 13 June 2023.
Amendment made: 36, page 43, line 27, leave out from “out” to end of line 36 and insert—
“whether the Minister is satisfied that the supplier is, by virtue of a relevant exclusion ground, an excluded or excludable supplier, and if the Minister is so satisfied—
(a) in respect of each applicable relevant exclusion ground—
(i) whether it is a mandatory or discretionary ground,
(ii) the date on which the Minister expects the ground to cease to apply (see paragraph 43 of Schedule 6 and paragraph 16 of Schedule 7), and
(iii) whether the Minister intends to make an entry to the debarment list,
(b) in respect of the exclusion ground in paragraph 34A of Schedule 6 (if applicable), the description of contracts in relation to which the Minister—
(i) is satisfied the ground applies, and
(ii) intends to refer to in a relevant entry in the debarment list, and”.—(Alex Burghart.)
This amendment would ensure that the investigation reports specify the description of contracts in respect of which a supplier is to be an excluded supplier by virtue of the ground added by Amendment 57, and clarify that the report can be prepared and published before an entry is made.
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