Framework changes
13 September 2012
Public-sector purchasers have been advised to follow the new European procurement directives on framework agreements as soon as possible. Glenn Fletcher explains
As my recent law article in SM explained (Law, 18 March), the European Commission (EC) procurement rules are about to change. New directives have been agreed for public-sector purchasers and "utilities" - those in the water, energy and transport sectors - and only await publication in the...