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<p>Academies are publicly funded independent schools. Becoming an academy gives schools
more control over their curriculum, budget and staffing. This includes responsibility
for procurement, enabling them to achieve greater efficiencies and value for money.
An academy trust must however apply the basic rules of procurement whenever it spends
public money.We are putting opportunities in place for academies to learn about the
new directives and how they apply to all schools. Compliance with EU procurement directives
is not a new requirement for academies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education
has developed an eLearning tool called Buyways (<a href="http://www.buyways.co.uk/"
target="_blank">www.buyways.co.uk</a>) that is available free of charge to all schools
and raises awareness of EU procurement regulations and highlights procurement best
practice to support schools.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage academies to use procurement
routes which are already EU compliant. Details are published online in our procurement
guidance <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/buying-for-schools" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/buying-for-schools</a>
and <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-procurement-resource-buying-for-your-academy"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-procurement-resource-buying-for-your-academy</a></p>
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