Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what ways his Department is supporting the mediation of a standardised pre-qualification questionnaire to help businesses access public sector contracts.

The Public Contracts Regulations, which came into force in February of this year, mandate a standardised approach to Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) across the public sector.

Cabinet Office has issued guidance on qualitative selection for procurement above EU threshold. This guidance, and a standard PQQ template, can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-contracts-regulations-2015-requirements-on-pre-qualification-questionnaires