Is the reason for your submission to refer a supplier for consideration on the basis that one of the national security exclusion grounds applies to the supplier or to a connected person?

Please refer to Schedule 6, para 45 of the Procurement Act 2023 for the definition of a connected person (opens in new tab).

Please refer to Schedule 6, para 35 for the mandatory national security exclusion ground (opens in new tab) and to Schedule 7, para 14 for the discretionary national security exclusion ground (opens in new tab).

You should consider whether the information you are providing is confidential and whether you are permitted to disclose it.

If you are not referring on national security exclusion grounds, please visit the Debarment Review Service page on GOV.UK (opens in new tab).