Public reforms
13 September 2012
Next year will bring major changes to public-sector purchasing regulations in the UK in five major areas, including greater scope for pre-contract negotiation. Elizabeth Cooper explains
Purchasers and suppliers in the UK public sector face sweeping changes to procurement rules next year. The European Union’s Directive 2004/18/EC will bring works, supplies and services, which were previously subject to separate directives, under one roof. Although the deadline for its implementation in the UK is 31 January 2006, purchasers and companies need to start...