Big response to Treasury guides

by Kathy Watson



The Treasury has extended the consultation period for its draft procurement guides seven to nine by almost three weeks to the end of April because of the huge response.

Guide author Charles Botsford said he was staggered with the response: "People have realised the importance of these documents and want to circulate it throughout their organisations."

The guides, which cover whole life costs, project evaluation and feedback and benchmarking, were launched last month. They carried the warning on each page that the final documents may bear little resemblance to the drafts (see page 8).

Copies of the drafts are still available from the Treasury.