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The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has claimed that the rigid wording of the Treasury's proposed construction procurement guidance will limit the variety of purchasing methods available to civil servants.
Companies who fail to pay suppliers within 30 days are to be hit by punitive European Union-wide interest rates, under the terms of a draft directive.

The late payment directive plans to give creditors the right to add compensation interest of 6 per cent above European Central Bank base rates.
The Road Haulage Association has attacked the government’s latest bid to placate the freight industry as “Elastoplast” solutions for a “gaping wound”.
NHS trusts may face difficulties in incorporating 1,200 procurement staff from NHS Supplies’ customer services division, according to those contacted by SM.
E-procurement solutions provider Elcom has launched an e-tendering system to help buyers drive down costs and source beyond their established supplier lists.
Procurement savings at Shell are set to exceed £2.8 billion as the Anglo-Dutch oil company posted its largest ever second-quarter profits for the European petrol business.
Baan has pooled many of its applications to provide a complete solution for the automotive supply chain.
Online business-to-business trading is increasing faster than expected, according to the first official figures from an organisation of e-marketplace owners.
The London Borough of Merton has set up a corporate procurement group to help spread best-practice purchasing after a damning report by auditors.
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