Section 29

This section applies if a relevant contracting authority intends to disregard a tender under section 26 or 28 or exclude a supplier under section 27 or 28 on the basis of the discretionary exclusion ground in paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 (threat to national security). The contracting authority may not disregard the tender, exclude the supplier or notify the supplier of its intention unless— the authority has notified a Minister of the Crown of its intention, and the Minister of the Crown considers that— the supplier or an intended sub-contractor is an excludable supplier by reference to paragraph 14 of Schedule 7, and the tender should be disregarded or supplier excluded. The reference in subsection (2) to a contracting authority notifying a supplier of its intention is a reference to notification in accordance with section 26(3), 27(4) or 28(5). In this section, a “relevant contracting authority” means a contracting authority other than— a Minister of the Crown or a government department, the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons, or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04