Tender assurances

Boosting the performance of SMEs - and their valuable contribution to the economy - by opening up public procurement is an objective of the European Union. Though progress is being made, governments need to streamline their purchasing procedures.

European Commission: DG Enterprise: Policy Areas: Promoting entrepreneurship and SMEs, Crafts and Social Economy: Crafts, Small Businesses, Target Groups: Studies: The access of SMEs to public procurement contracts, March 2004 http://ec.europa.eu/comm/enterprise/entrepreneurship/craft/craft-studies/documents/public-procurement-finalreport.pdf

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