With regard to procurement legislation, is it legally permissible to require bidders to be in possession of an ISO9000 certificate?

CIPS_Expert · 22 February 2013 13:42

Yes. Regulation 19(4) explicitly entitles utilities to have this certificate, with the regulation offering provision for service providers to provide a certificate in order to show that they conform with BS/EN/ISO 9000, or the national equivalent from their native country.

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With regard to procurement legislation, is it legally permissible to require bidders to be in possession of an ISO9000 certificate?

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