Procurement Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 7:10 pm on 30 November 2022.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe:
Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
122: After Clause 80, insert the following new Clause—“Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to consider small and medium-sized enterprises(1) Before inviting the submission of tenders in relation to the award of a regulated below-threshold contract, a contracting authority must—(a) have regard to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises may face particular barriers in competing for a contract, and (b) consider whether such barriers can be removed or reduced.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the award of a contract in accordance with a framework.”Member’s explanatory statementThis new Clause would require a contracting authority, before inviting the submission of tenders for a regulated below-threshold contract (other than under a framework), to have regard to the particular barriers to competing for a contract that small and medium-sized enterprises may have, and remove or reduce them where possible.
Amendment 123 (to Amendment 122) not moved.
Amendment 122 agreed.
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