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

Telles.eu

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

VWV

It is also important to note that the scope of the exclusion regime has been widened to include associated persons and connected persons. In practice, this is unlikely to have a significant impact on the award criteria. What changes will I see to the decision to award a contract?

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

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To do this properly, then the shed should be assessed via the award criteria. However, the maintenance shed is not subject to any specific award criteria, although it can be argued it is part of the price criterion. That I do not know if it happened.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

The two points I will discuss are: Fair trade requirements to products cannot be part of technical specifications but are conditions relating to the performance of the contract; Fair trade criteria can be used as award criteria for public supply contracts. Technical specifications or contract performance conditions?

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Affecting around 4000 public buyers, the decree defines procurement as ‘green’ if it uses green criteria, recognized certificates, ecolabels or environmental management systems for no less than 50% of total procurement value. Resources: OCP’s guidance on evaluating and creating an enabling environment for sustainable procurement.

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Key guidance notes released in build up to Procurement Act 2023

VWV

For example, assessment summaries must be provided before the contract award notice is published and unsuccessful bidders will receive assessment summaries for both their tender and the successful bidder. Contract Award Notices and Standstill - The mandatory standstill period is changing under the Act, from 10 calendar days to 8 working days.

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Frameworks under the Procurement Act - FAQs

VWV

In this guide we offer practical insights into using frameworks under the new Procurement Act (the Act) and highlight some of the important changes introduced by the Act. However, there are some important legal and commercial considerations to ensure compliance with the correct process.