European directives explained
2 April 2012
Q: I have recently relocated to the UK and notice that many job advertisements refer to European Community procurement directives. What are these and how will they affect me as a purchasing professional?
A: Fred Harvey, an adviser to CIPS, public sector purchasers and suppliers on European Union procurement, chairman of the CIPS EC directives committee and chairman of the European Public Procurement Group, writes: These procurement directives apply to the purchase of goods, services and works by central and local government, public bodies and in the transport...