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Cabinet Office: Contracts

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124872

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether accountable grant agreements should be (a) published and (b) subject to (i) tendering and (ii) open competition.

Answered by Chris Ward

The Cabinet Office has published guidance on GOV.UK covering the administration of general grants and the requirement to award funding via a competitive process.

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