Legislation: The new classic public procurement directive – a curate’s egg?

Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Procurement & Outsourcing Journal | July/August 2014 #19
Helen Randall assesses the efficacy and objectives of Directive 2014/24 ‘Many of the changes in the directive have been implemented with the laudable (but, in the author’s personal view, somewhat naive) objective of encouraging SME participation in government tenders.’The new European public procurement directive (Directive 2014/24) has been billed as bringing more speed, flexibility and …

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SMEs: Size matters

Foot Anstey LLP | Procurement & Outsourcing Journal | July/August 2013 #13
Al Goodwin and Amira Alyamani consider the role and importance of SMEs in procurement ‘Any procurement that engages public procurement law will almost certainly have to contend with the EU Treaty principles concerning transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination (in particular).’According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills figures, at the start of 2012 there …

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