Procurement: With regard to procurement legislation, is it mandatory for a potential provider to follow the rules if (s)he has placed a voluntary OJEU notice; for example for a below threshold contract?

CIPS_Expert · 22 February 2013 16:35

Such a contract would be exempt from regulation. Nonetheless, it is generally considered advisable to state within the text of an OJEU notice that it is voluntary.

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Procurement: With regard to procurement legislation, is it mandatory for a potential provider to follow the rules if (s)he has placed a voluntary OJEU notice; for example for a below threshold contract?

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