Guidance

Corporate financial distress

Guidance on identifying the signs of corporate financial distress and practical steps to take where there are concerns over a supplier's financial health.

• From: Government Commercial Function
• Published: 20 February 2019
• Last updated: 20 June 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Central Government Guidance on Corporate financial distress (PDF)

PDF, 345 KB, 29 pages

Central Government Guidance on Corporate financial distress (HTML)

HTML

Supplier Failure Contingency Planning Template

PDF, 170 KB, 8 pages

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Details

The purpose of this guidance is to provide a basic understanding of corporate financial distress for individuals engaged in the management of government supply contracts (whether within finance, operations or commercial functions).

Published 20 February 2019

Last updated 20 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 20 June 2023

   Updated the document: Central Government Guidance on Corporate financial distress

2. 20 February 2019

   First published.