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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 12, 2023

After parts I , II and III we finally reach part IV on the purchase or leasing of vehicles (contract type - 5) For these, the Annex establishes four different award criteria and two contract performance clauses/technical specifications, with issues to be found on both, mostly due to the non-technology neutral approach to the drafting.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

Open contracting data about general procurement procedures is published on the governments platform goszakup.gov.kz. The data can also be analyzed using a business intelligence platform , created by the company Datanomix and the Open Contracting Partnership, that connects to the government data via API. trillion tenge (US$25.1

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After the first two entries ( here and here ) of a more general nature, this one will be focused on contract specific critiques, in particular food procurement (contract types 9 and 15). Having a percentage of products from a 'short supply chain' will be a mandatory award criterion in Portugal. Is it of the contract value?

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

Telles.eu

JULY 3, 2023

The email argued that the maintenance shed which is part of the contract object would be used for the manufacturing of the trains and as such constitute illegal state aid. Tender documentation The object of the contract is to purchase 117 sets and a maintenance shed for them. So far, so good. Or so it would seem at first glance.

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether you’re a supplier trying to land your first contract, a business just getting into understanding government procurement, or a pro looking to stay on top of compliance, this glossary is your go-to guide. The contracting authority or government agency sets the rules, picks the best supplier, and ensures everything runs smoothly.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

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. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria.

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment. Understanding Public Procurement in the UK The process by which public sector organisations purchase products, services, and labour is known as public procurement.

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Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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Did you use AI to write this tender? What? Just asking! -- Also, how will you use AI to deliver this contract?

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Third, there is the issue of the use of AI by contracting authorities, eg in relation to qualitative selection/exclusion, or evaluation/award decisions. It recognises that there ‘are potential benefits to suppliers using AI to develop their bids, enabling them to bid for a greater number of public contracts.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The city government of Klaipeda runs the Dancer bus service through a comprehensive, 10-year lease agreement that is the first purchase of its kind in the country, a result of Lithuania’s shift to using green criteria for public contracts. Skip ahead to read the top tips on implementing green procurement from Lithuania.

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Key guidance notes released in build up to Procurement Act 2023

VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

Transitional and Saving Arrangements - This sets out the transitional arrangements for existing procurements, framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems, which will generally continue under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and guidance for deciding when the Act applies to new procurements.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

MAY 11, 2012

Obviously, specifically requiring products to bear only that label is contrary to EU public procurement law, as it is way too over specific and does not allow for any form of competition for the contract. Technical specifications or contract performance conditions?

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Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities

Mercell

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Press release Utrecht & Sofia December 15, 2017 Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities On December 15, 2017 Negometrix as part of a consortium, signed a contract with the Public Procurement Agency of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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Striving for data excellence: How the Netherlands’ TenderNed is enabling procurement insights for government and public users

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

About 55% of the tenders visible on the TenderNed platform are published from a dedicated TenderNed application, which contracting authorities can use to manage all steps of the tendering process. Often ensuring the data can be used for such calculations means talking directly with contracting authorities to encourage them to do better.

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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. In the Dominican Republic, only 290 purchases could be analyzed.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

However, a ‘twin’ provision can be found in Article 41 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p.

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

The Public Procurement Glossary

Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

Did you use AI to write this tender? What? Just asking! -- Also, how will you use AI to deliver this contract?

How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Key guidance notes released in build up to Procurement Act 2023

Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities

Striving for data excellence: How the Netherlands’ TenderNed is enabling procurement insights for government and public users

Using AI for green procurement

Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

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