UK framework usage data 2008-2013
The usage of framework agreements in the UK increased significantly between 2008 and 2012 but appears to be tapering off. Data for 2013 is incomplete as it runs only until August.
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Public procurement in the Commission's Competitiveness Compass
The Commission published yesterday its Competitiveness Compass, providing some details of the political outlook for the Commission in the next year or so. With the upcoming revision of the substantive procurement Directives it is unsurprising that procurement was included in the document. The revision of the Directives gets called out
Quote of the day
"Suppose that governments are the only buyers of a certain product. Each one wishes to encourage production in its own jurisdiction, and therefore lets it be known that a firm’s bid will be seriously considered only if the product is supplied from a local plant. There will then
Rethinking the procurement Directives: Making the case for a Regulation
For the first entry into this series about rethinking the procurement Directives, I am starting with the choice of legislative instrument since it shapes all regulatory decisions contained within as well as (hopefully) their enforcement. With this proposed change I am not arguing that changing legislative instrument will magically solve
The bugbear of price only contracts as an obstacle to great procurement
I've recently come across this document commissioned (I think) by the EIC Forum analysing the legal issues affecting innovation in public procurement. While it is not a final report, there was a barrier mentioned here that attracted my attention: the preference for price only contracts in procurement. Time