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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

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As it happens, as far as I know, the preferred bidder is going to use the shed for manufacturing the trains. And as we have seen the jury of the procedure could not care less where the trains were actually built since it gave all bidders the same score in the relevant award criterion. The final requirement is also a simple one to meet.

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Will the ECJ mandate protectionism in procurement) -- comments on AG Collins' Kolin Opinion (C-652/22)

How to Crack a Nut

In the Opinion in Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret ( C-652/22, EU:C:2024:212 , hereafter ‘Kolin’), Advocate General Collins has argued that only economic operators established in countries party to international agreements on public contracts that bind the EU may rely on the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

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It was announced yesterday that the Portuguese train company (CP) chose a consortium headed by Alstom as the preferred bidder for its first major train procurement contract in many decades. Second, it also breaches the general principles of non discrimination and competition as included in art 36 of Directive 2014/25/EU.

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Did you know many Procurement Team in govt use MEAT as part of evaluation?

Tendersinfo

This criterion of selecting the tender was announced by European Parliament in January 2014. It is well updated in the Tender Document about the above metrics based on which the successful bidder will be announced and also the weightage that each one of the criteria holds.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

The Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) provides a third EPA clause, I-FSS-969 (Economic Price Adjustment—FSS Multiple Award Schedule (OCT 2014)). Jones was not, to stand aside and let the bidder be overwhelmed without a warning.” [134] 59041, 14-1 BCA ¶ 35,679 (July 23, 2014), recon. FAR 52.233-1(c) (Disputes (MAY 2014)).

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Do electric ferries dream of batteries?

Telles.eu

I am yet to look into the Art 370 PCC changes in detail but there is a risk that either the original draft of that Article went beyond the requirements of the transposition and has now been brought down to the minimum required by Directive 2014/24/EU or worse.

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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund Since 2014, the Coalition has worked with The George Washington University (GWU) to fund and endow a scholarship supporting a veteran who is concentrating their studies in the field of U.S. procurement at the GWU Law School.