As part of the government’s incentive to
try to boost business for SMEs, the Department for Business,
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has announced that its public
sector website will be free of charge from now until 31st July
2008.
The website facilitates businesses looking for national contracts
in the public sector, and there is usually a charge for the national
search service. The government made access to the resource
free to businesses from 1st May.
The contracts are within the UK and Northern Ireland, and are
each valued at less than £100,000. The intention
of the trial period is to encourage SMEs to pitch for government
business.
After the three month period, firms will have to pay for national
searches, as the scheme will revert to no charge only on searches
for local contracts. However, the trial may pave the way
for more permanent changes that benefit the small business sector,
with the government placing heavy emphasis on the removal of
obstacles for the success of small firms.
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