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<p>Many meetings between officials and suppliers regarding commercial matters are
discussions relating to a specific contract. In this case, the confidentiality of
any information exchanged is governed by clauses within the specific contract.</p><p>Where
discussions cover topics related to more than one contract and relate to particularly
sensitive matters or the exchange of commercially sensitive material those discussions
may need the protection of a specific non-disclosure agreement. The Government Legal
Department has recently produced a standard form of non-disclosure agreement which
is recommended for use by Departments in these situations. This is available at <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-disclosure-agreements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-disclosure-agreements</a></p>
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