Question follow-through · 55549
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) cost and (b) complexity of public procurement applications on the capacity of small and medium-sized businesses.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 30 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) cost and (b) complexity of public procurement applications on the capacity of small and medium-sized businesses.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government is determined to ensure the £385 billion of public money spent on public procurement annually, delivers economic growth and supports small businesses. For too long, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and soci...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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