Government concedes public authorities will have to cancel construction contracts

By Jordan Marshall2020-06-25T05:55:00

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New guidance runs until October

The government has admitted that public authorities may be forced to start cancelling contracts as all parts of the economy attempt to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis, according to its latest public procurement guidance.

In the previous guidance public authorities were told to keep paying “at risk” contractors if projects had been stopped by the coronavirus lockdown.

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