Procurement: Political Impartiality
Commons · Question 67610 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on considering political neutrality when awarding government contracts.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 21 Jul 2025
The Procurement Act 2023 requires contracting authorities to act, and to be seen to act, with integrity, and has introduced new requirements to identify and review any potential conflicts of interest in relation to a procurement. Contracting Authorities m...