Industry fears £350m Scape framework will block SMEs

摘要

The industry has expressed concern after it emerged public sector procurement body Scape is planning a £125m-turnover threshold for bidders on its £3S0m consultancy framework, amid fears SMEs could be excluded. Scape issued a prior information notice (PIN) for the Built Environment Consultancy Services (BECS) four-year framework last month, in which it said potential suppliers would require "minimum turnover level [...] in the order of £125m per annum".