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(2011), "Cost of procurement too high for builders, says NFB report", Structural Survey, Vol. 29 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2011.11029bab.005
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Cost of procurement too high for builders, says NFB report
Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 29, Issue 2
Keywords: Construction, Procurement, Public sector projects, SMEs
Small and medium sized (SME) construction companies are still facing crippling barriers when competing for public sector work due to the complex demands of government procurement policy, according to a report by the National Federation of Builders. The NFB has urged the Government to encourage public sector clients to use the common set of pre-qualification questions, PAS91, which would simplify the process and give fair access to a shrinking volume of public work, to companies of all sizes. With the demise of public projects such as Building Schools for the Future, SME firms are feeling excluded from an ever more competitive bidding process for a reduced number of contracts.