Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the number of Government suppliers that will be prevented from winning future contracts once the prompt payment initiative comes into force.

The decision to exclude a supplier from the procurement will be for the individual Contracting Authority to decide on a case by case basis depending on how a supplier responds to a range of questions relating to their payment practices and performance. Guidance for departments is set out in Procurement Policy Note 04/18.

This policy note can be viewed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0418-taking-account-of-a-suppliers-approach-to-payment-in-the-procurement-of-major-contracts.