Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
40: Clause 11, page 8, line 43, at end insert—
“(4) In carrying out a covered procurement, a contracting authority must—
(a) have regard to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises may face particular barriers to participation, and
(b) consider whether such barriers can be removed or reduced.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would require a contracting authority, in carrying out a covered procurement, to have regard to the particular barriers to participation in public procurement that small and medium-sized enterprises may have, and whether they can be removed or reduced.