UK Issues Guidance on Industry Participation in WTO Government Procurement Agreement During Brexit Transition Period

The United Kingdom's Department for International Trade issued a Jan. 29 guidance on bidding for overseas contracts during the Brexit transition period. During the transition, U.K. companies will continue to have access to government procurement agreements “in the same way as if the UK were a Member State of the [European Union],” the notice said. The U.K. said it intends to join the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement -- an agreement among 20 WTO members -- as an “independent member” at the end of the transition period.