6.39 The aim should be for the DOE to set up a central qualification list based on CMIS of contractors and subcontractors seeking public sector work. Such a list should also be supported by a national scheme of guidance for quality assessment of tenders. But pending its introduction:

. The DOE should remind all public authorities through the CSCP that those tenders which offer the best value for money ("economically advantageous" in EU terminology) and show clear regard for cost-in-use should be accepted.

2. Public authorities should publish their own criteria for quality assessment in their tender documents, prior to the establishment of a national scheme.

3. The CSCP should remind clients that it is desirable to adhere to proposals in the NJCC Codes of Procedures relating to timescales for submission of tenders, opening of bids, notification of tenderers and post-tender project planning.