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Government Departments: Procurement

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 1 July 2025UIN 62090

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any procurement contracts over £1 million were awarded without competitive tender in the last two years.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are published on the Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search). The details published online include whether each contract was let through competitive tendering.

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