Public Procurement

Deloitte offers to not tender for 6 months after Brexit criticism

Pedro Telles

21 Dec 2016 — 1 min read

A few weeks ago a two page note by Deloitte stating the lack of a Government plan for Brexit was leaked to the Times. At the time, Government replied that the note had no credibility and one would assume the matter had ended there.

But then today Deloitte apologises and offers not to tender for public contracts for the next 6 months. It looks similar to how my parents used to deal with my misbehaviours by graciously offering the possibility of picking my own punishment. This is incredible:

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This is an example of why I am not a fan of blacklists: they can easily be used not only to punish economic operators which fall short of the standards expected but also to make them toe whatever the party line of the day.

I remember research by a colleague of mine many years ago saying she found no evidence of economic operators blacklisting in the UK and coming from a jurisdiction where public procurement litigation is par for the course I assumedperhaps it was one of those urban myths. After reading this, I am not so sure anymore.

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