Deborah Wilkie

New Procurement Act: exclusion and debarment on competition grounds - what suppliers and contractors need to know

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The Procurement Act 2023 introduces mandatory exclusions, and a debarment register for suppliers involved in illegal cartel activity.

It only takes one meeting to break competition law…

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Business meeting with 4 participants in a meeting room

If a company’s staff exchange competitively-sensitive, confidential information – even at just one meeting – that risks a breach of competition law. Learn more about what you can do if approached to join a cartel or to get involved in anti-competitive arrangements.