Because, although smaller contracts are technically more accessible for SMEs, the procurement processes involved can still act as a barrier to their involvement.
He will work towards a better relationship and communications with the sector and on opening up public services by making the procurement process more accessible.
For instance, part of Barrot's research focused on small businesses, and his plans while in office include making public procurement more readily accessible for small businesses.
For this study, information on procurement prices was accessible but volume information for sales to government purchasers was not.
MEPs ask the European Commission to better and more clearly organise the guides and other tools developed to help member states with the implementation of the public procurement framework in a more accessible and user-friendly way.
12 Each hub is located on an all-weather road accessible by a heavy truck from the primary procurement point: Nairobi, Kenya.
We will ensure that public procurement at central and local levels is accessible for the voluntary sector, and works with them – learning from their expertise and local experience as well as supporting them to innovate and deliver.
The availability of safe dialysis fluid in collapsible bags and easy procurement of stylet and flexible catheters has made PD an accessible and effective method for AKI treatment.
You create a strategic roadmap, track and measure your progress from the enterprise level, create accessible customer and employee experiences, create policies and procedures that assure full access, build accessibility requirements in your procurement, educate and train your team on accessibility and use global standards like W3C, WCAG 2.0.
The key to avoiding these problems is making bidding processes simpler and more accessible for smaller enterprises, and the 2016 EU deadline for public bodies to adopt e-procurement is likely to be another watershed moment.
