Universal PQQ mooted

摘要

The coalition's new business czar wants architectural practices to only have to pre-qualify for public work once, regardless of how many local authorities they work for. David Young, the government's small business advisor and the successor to former enterprise adviser Alan Sugar, has said he would like to introduce a single, standardised Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) across all departments. Speaking earlier this week, he said: 'At the moment, if a small business wants to sell to a local authority, they have to pre-qualify for that local authority.