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Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 2

VWV

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. Under the new regulations, evaluations will now be assessed on the basis of 'Most Advantageous Tender' instead of the 'Most Economically Advantageous Tender'.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

Bear in mind the test of legality is applied in general terms, irrespective of the actual economic operators who presented themselves to the tender and decided to comply with the illegal criterion. This is for two reasons. First, to protect those that could have presented themselves but did not due to the national manufacturing criterion.

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Still about *that* train tender in Portugal

Telles.eu

In the post I mentioned a statement by the current Minister from March 2023 where he claimed that in the best case scenario, Portugal would get a better train factory, and in the worst case scenario, a worse one. Well, turns out the jury decided otherwise.

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Innovation procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 -- changing procurement culture on the cheap?

How to Crack a Nut

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). 94 PA 2023). 20 PA 2023). 48 and 46 PCR 2015). 30 PCR 2015).

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CABEI issues public tender for the Feasibility Study and Final Design for the Integrated Solid Waste Management System of Guatemala City.

BLP

On August 17, 2023, CABEI issued public tender notice number 038/2023, entitled “Preparation of the Feasibility Study and Final Design for the Integrated Solid Waste Management System of Guatemala City.” Submission deadline: The deadline for receipt of bids is September 26, 2023.

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Open Olympics 2026: progress and challenges

Open Contracting Partnership

Although there was an official delivery plan for the Games, as specified in a September 2023 governmental decree, we found data and documents on its delivery scattered across various public and private actors. Initial estimates suggested total expenditure would exceed 5.72 billion, split between the organization of the Games (1.6

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Preparing for the central digital platform: Key updates, supplier actions, and data protection insights under the Procurement Act

VWV

With the Procurement Act 2023 set to go live on 24 February 2025, the Cabinet Office has been releasing guidance notes to help both contracting authorities and suppliers prepare. As part of the reforms, the current Find a Tender system will be improved to create a Central Digital Platform.