Asked by: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will implement those parts of the 2014 EU Procurement Directives that would introduce reserved contracts for mutuals.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
In its recent consultation document, the Government proposed to implement those parts of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives that allow certain contracts to be reserved for organisations such as mutuals:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
As part of my Department’s transparency programme, details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on the Cabinet Office website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
The Government is currently analysing responses to its consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives, including comments from the GMB union:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
Transposition of the EU Procurement Directives was discussed at a meeting of the Public Services Forum, a group comprising representatives of the CBI, trade unions and public sector employers.
Asked by: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will meet with the GMB trade union to discuss the implementation of the 2014 EU Procurement Directives.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
In its recent consultation document, the Government proposed to implement those parts of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives that allow certain contracts to be reserved for organisations such as mutuals:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
As part of my Department’s transparency programme, details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on the Cabinet Office website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
The Government is currently analysing responses to its consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives, including comments from the GMB union:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
Transposition of the EU Procurement Directives was discussed at a meeting of the Public Services Forum, a group comprising representatives of the CBI, trade unions and public sector employers.
Asked by: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to consult trade unions on the implementation of the 2014 EU Procurement Directives.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
In its recent consultation document, the Government proposed to implement those parts of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives that allow certain contracts to be reserved for organisations such as mutuals:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
As part of my Department’s transparency programme, details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on the Cabinet Office website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
The Government is currently analysing responses to its consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives, including comments from the GMB union:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
Transposition of the EU Procurement Directives was discussed at a meeting of the Public Services Forum, a group comprising representatives of the CBI, trade unions and public sector employers.
Asked by: Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures he has taken to publicise the Government's consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Government’s consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives was published on the GOV.UK web site between 19 September and 17 October 2014:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives
An e-mail alert was issued to our large stakeholder community, and the consultation was also publicised in specialist journals such as Supply Management.