Too expensive, too long... SMEs helpless in the face of the complexity of public procurement

2024-03-27T17:06:01.971Z

Highlights: Public procurement still too difficult to access for small businesses in France. A “Pact 2’ bill should see the light of day by the summer to simplify the lives of businesses, mired in administrative complexity. In the consultation carried out with French business leaders at the end of 2023, Bercy notes their desire to “ change the terms of calls for tenders in public markets in favor of a greater place reserved for SMEs-VSEs ” The parliamentarians, co-authors of the report “Rendering Hours to the Frenchman”, also underline access that is “ still too complicated and redundant ”

DECRYPTION - Despite being a development lever for small businesses, public procurement still seems too difficult to access for them.