‘Cut EU red tape on procurement’ – call
11th October 2016

The Government has been urged to get rid of unnecessary EU procurement rules in the run-up to the UK leaving the Union.

The call comes from the Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association which says the delivery of projects large and small is being stymied by ‘burdensome procurement processes’.

Its Head of External Affairs, Marie-Claude Hemming said: “Our research suggests that this burden is caused, in part, by the rules that are enforced as a result of EU procurement regulations. While some of the EU processes are sensible, and ensure a competitive market for customers, the decision to leave the EU potentially opens the opportunity to look again at the bits that are not working as well.

“We hope that the Government will take this opportunity to work with industry to review the current approaches to procurement, to see where there may be options to improve.”