29th December 2012, 01:32 PM
Quote:advertised on the government-online website!!That doesn't make it central government policy.
Having managed tendering projects for a local authority (a few years ago, admittedly), I was obliged to specify some kind of measureable standard for those who wished to tender. IFA membership is one way of doing this for archaeology as there are few other across-the-board standards available. If other local authorities find other ways of achieving this, then they're at liberty to do so.