PFI process questioned
13 September 2012
The European Commission believes that the UK has misused the negotiated procedure for awarding contracts. Melanie Pears assesses the implications for private finance initiative projects and explains when such procedures can be used
Earlier this year, the European Commission issued a press release concerning two reasoned opinions that the commission sent to the UK, regarding the award of contracts under negotiated procedure. The commission felt that recourse to this was not justified. One of the opinions related to the award of a private finance initiative (PFI) contract to re-develop Pimlico...