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Written question asked by Dan Carden (Labour) on Thursday, 22 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021. It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Companies: Procurement

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a requirement for (a) company identifiers and (b) spend data is planned to be included in upcoming public procurement reforms.

Answer

In its Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement, the Government has proposed legislating to require all contracting authorities to publish procurement data throughout the commercial lifecycle in a format compliant with the Open Contracting Data Standard. This should include supplier identifiers and spend data. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
186006
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Disclosure of information Companies Procurement
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk