The impact of EU procurement legislation on councils

The Local Government Association have recently published the results of an online survey of 141 local government procurement officers about the effect that the EU legislation was having on procurement

Key points:

36% said the EU’s Remedies Directive has led to more efficient and effective procurement practice
17% had received challenges
76% rarely or never receive expressions of interest from outside the UK
So some pretty expensive procurement going on for little benefit.

But the EU publish a green paper on 26th January 2011 and are claiming to relook at procurement arrangements.