Procurement and Contracts
The rules
The way in which the council procures goods and services is
governed by the law.
The European Community (EC) has introduced a number of
directives setting out how organisations in the public sector let
contracts. These have now been incorporated into UK law. A
Quick Guide to EU
Procurement Rules is available for your use.
The EC Regulations cover issues such as when and how the council
must advertise requirements, the timescales to be allowed and the
standards that have to be applied.
There are many other pieces of legislation that also govern how
the council behaves including,