16th February 2008, 09:21 PM
Don't know where you work Dr P, but in the gritty world of fieldwork it is still a real problem in many places we go across England. Almost impossible to determine or demonstrate full extent as it mostly goes on behind closed doors. Often there is also unconscious (being charitable) behaviour by some curators in making life as difficult as possible for 'outsiders'. Local jobs for local people, as the League of Gentlemen might put it.
Wales is indeed a strange case - not only the close-knit set-up but add to that I have never seen a tender for any fieldwork (eg on properties in care)or provision of any kind of survey work from Cadw. Has any one else on the list any experience of being asked to quote for such work?
I keep meaning to look at Government best practice procurement and EU law but then something more interesting comes along.
Wales is indeed a strange case - not only the close-knit set-up but add to that I have never seen a tender for any fieldwork (eg on properties in care)or provision of any kind of survey work from Cadw. Has any one else on the list any experience of being asked to quote for such work?
I keep meaning to look at Government best practice procurement and EU law but then something more interesting comes along.