Procurement

Chapter E3 of the Planning, programming and funding manual 2008 deals with procurement of activities and combinations of activities, covering

• Requirements for procurement procedures (section E3.2)
• Payments exempt from procurement procedures (section E3.3)
• Business units for minor and ancillary works (section E3.4)
• In-house professional services (section E3.5)
• Quality assurance requirements (section E3.6)
• Procurement of studies, strategies and plans (section E3.7)
• Procurement of community programme activities (section E3.8)
• Procurement of nationally managed or delivered activities (section E3.9)