Procurement: Is it legally permissible under existing regulations to specifically target contracts at small enterprises alone?

CIPS_Expert · 22 February 2013 17:06

No. European Union regulations dictate that this would be in breach of the rules that state all bidders must be considered equally. Legislation is insistent that tenders must be selected on the basis of financial and technical criteria which are relevant to the subject of the contract.

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Procurement: Is it legally permissible under existing regulations to specifically target contracts at small enterprises alone?

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