Competition rules
13 September 2012
The UK government could find itself in court over a 1995 white paper covering the number of candidates to be invited to tender in a restricted procedure. Brian Clark and Steven Norris investigate
The European Commission has decided to continue with infringement proceedings against the UK government by issuing a “reasoned opinion” about advice contained in a May 1995 white paper, Setting New Standards: A Strategy For Government Procurement. Unless the government manages, within two months, to persuade the commission to halt the action, the case could be...