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The number of Official Journal of the European Union contract notices posted in the UK has been rising over the last four years. We reviewed, in conjunction with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), a sample of 300 OJEU notices issued by public sector bodies. Applying this 20 per cent figure to the 12,662 notices issued in the United Kingdom in 2008, we estimate that more than 2,500 public sector tendering exercises could have been avoided. The total of 61 notices which could possibly have been covered by an existing compliant framework agreement equates to 20% of our sample.