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Procurement Act 2023

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60Investigations of supplier: exclusion grounds
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(1)An appropriate authority may, for the purpose of considering whether an entry could be added to the debarment list in respect of a supplier, investigate whether a supplier is, by virtue of the application to the supplier of a relevant exclusion ground—

(a)an excluded supplier under section 57(1)(a), or

(b)an excludable supplier under section 57(2)(a).

(2)A Minister of the Crown must—

(a)have regard to the fact that contracting authorities may be unknowingly awarding public contracts to suppliers that—

(i)could be excludable suppliers by virtue of paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 (threat to national security), or

(ii)are sub-contracting to suppliers that could be excludable suppliers by virtue of that paragraph, and

(b)in light of that fact, keep under review whether particular suppliers or sub-contractors should be investigated under this section.

(3)If an appropriate authority decides to investigate under this section, the authority must give the supplier concerned a notice setting out—

(a)the relevant exclusion grounds in respect of which the investigation is being conducted,

(b)how and when the supplier may make representations to the appropriate authority, and

(c)any other information specified in regulations under section 95.

(4)The appropriate authority may by notice require a contracting authority—

(a)to provide such relevant documents as the appropriate authority may reasonably require for the purposes of the investigation, in the form or manner specified in the notice;

(b)to give such other assistance in connection with the investigation as is reasonable in the circumstances and is specified in the notice.

(5)A contracting authority must comply with a notice under subsection (4) before the end of the period specified in the notice.

(6)The appropriate authority may by notice request that the supplier concerned, or a connected person in relation to the supplier—

(a)provide such relevant documents as the appropriate authority may reasonably require for the purposes of the investigation, in the form or manner, and before the end of the period, specified in the notice;

(b)give such other assistance in connection with the investigation as is reasonable in the circumstances and is specified in the notice, before the end of the period so specified.

(7)A notice under subsection (6) must set out the potential consequences for the supplier of non-compliance with the request (see paragraph 43 of Schedule 6).

(8)In this section—

  • relevant documents” means documents or other information that—

    (a)

    are specified or described in a notice under subsection (4) or (6), and

    (b)

    are in the possession or control of the recipient of the notice;

  • relevant exclusion ground” has the meaning given in section 59.

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