How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 7, 2024

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. para 52, emphases added).

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Tender Procurement Participation Contract 49

University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

NHS commissioning is currently subjected to both the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR2015, aka the UK’s copy-out transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU) and the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Tender 52

Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

In 2014, the European Union (EU) took steps to encourage supplier diversity by implementing a social procurement policy. This policy required the inclusion of Indigenous businesses in public opportunities without requiring an overly burdensome and costly tender process. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

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Supplier E-procurement Ethics Supply Chain 98

ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

In 2014, the European Union took steps to encourage supplier diversity by implementing a social procurement policy. This imposes mandatory requirements around the inclusion of Indigenous businesses in potential opportunities without an overly burdensome and costly tender process. . Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

Supplier 52

Supplier Tender Procurement Buyers 52

How to Crack a Nut

MAY 17, 2023

Džeina asked a few easy questions on the topic of her PhD research (tender clarifications). I find the bit of the conversation on the very existence of Article 56 and the content of Article 56(3) Directive 2014/24/EU particularly (ahem) illuminating. Happy reading! Not to be continued.]

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This part of the dispute concerned the definition of ‘public works contracts’ under Directive 2014/24/EU (issue 1). Framing: Directive 2004/18/EC, Directive 2014/24/EU, or it does not matter? This relates to the ‘strategic’ use of procurement remedies by contracting authorities that have breached procurement law (issue 3).

Procurement 52

Procurement Finance Purchasing Public Procurement 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We will be running a tender later in the year, and there is plenty of opportunity for buyers and suppliers to input into the specification. The plan is to replace the current pre award systems (PCS and PCS-t), innovation notices and contract and supplier management, with a single system.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 57

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It is difficult enough to have access to information on ‘live’ tender procedures. Accessing information on contract execution and any contractual modifications has been nigh impossible until the very recent implementation of the increased transparency requirements imposed by the EU’s 2014 Public Procurement Package.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Procurement Public Procurement IT 52

Telles.eu

MARCH 23, 2023

When putting the contract out to tender, Transtejo decided to acquire 10 ferries and only one single pack of batteries, committing itself to acquire the remaining 9 packs at a later date via another procurement procedure. The company doesn’t bite and both attempts fail.

Tender 100

Tender Procurement Public Procurement Manufacturing 100

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

These frameworks have led to big efficiency wins: the traditional tender procedures take between four months and one year to complete while the framework procedure takes between four and six weeks on average. There is research to show that every additional tenderer leads to a price reduction.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 26, 2024

Hamama led a discussion regarding Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the Donbas region in 2014, outlining the solid ground it created for claiming damages and compensation, and noted that similar claims have emerged following the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.

Import 52

Import Tender Utilities Corruption 52

Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

B-410202 , 2014 CPD ¶ 247, at 2 (Aug. 25, 2014) (“The policies underlying this rule are equally applicable to statutorily required debriefings related to the placement of task and delivery orders.”); Navarro Research and Eng’g, Inc. , 27] See Rhonda Podojil-Agency Tender Official, B-311310 , 2008 CPD ¶ 94, at 1 (May 9, 2008). [28]

Bidding 40

Bidding E-procurement Procurement Negotiation 40

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

According to the Court of Justice, Article 43 of Directive 2014/25/EU ‘reflects’ the EU’s international commitments to give equal participation rights to economic operators hailing from third countries benefiting from international commitments signed by the EU (paragraph 43, referring to Recital 27 of the Directive). 46 and 47). 58 and 59).

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Public Procurement Tender Participation E-procurement 64