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Cox, A and Furlong, P (1995) European procurement rules and national preference: explaining the local sourcing of public works contracts in the EU in 1993. Journal of Construction Procurement, 1(02), 87–99.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: contract; EU; procurement; public sector
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1358-9180
  • URL: http://www.journalofconstructionprocurement.com/abstractdetails.asp?id=6
  • Abstract:
    This article assesses the impact of the procurement rules imposed after 1992 by the European Union on public works contracts. The general conclusion of the article is that, while the new rules, which were established in the late 1980s by the European Union, have considerably tightened up on the loopholes which had existed for public works contracts under the 1971 public works rules, there has not been - so far anyway - any significant change in the behaviour of national awarding bodies in the public sector, as far as public works contracts are concerned. This means that, while there has been some considerable change in the rules, the award of construction contracts is still predominantly in favour of construction firms located in the national country of origin. This leads us to conclude that, in this regard, 'the more things change. the more things remain the same'.