Blacklisters to miss out on Scottish contracts


Companies that are or have been involved in blacklisting will be excluded from bidding for public contracts, under new regulations that were laid in the Scottish Parliament in December 2015.


From 18 April 2016, it will be a legal requirement for public bodies to exclude businesses which are found to have breached the 2010 Blacklists Regulations, or which have admitted to doing so.


The exclusion will remain in force until the business has taken appropriate remedial measures, or a period of three years has elapsed since the blacklisting occurred, which is the maximum timescale allowed under EU law.


The legal requirement to exclude such companies replaces previous guidelines for public bodies which required companies seeking public sector contracts to disclose whether they have been involved in the practice.


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