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

Open Contracting Partnership

In the Kun Jarygy coalition’s first year, they detected 270 purchases with violations, resulting in five criminal cases and KZT 11.38 And the media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million. The media outlet ProTenge has stopped suspicious purchases worth at least US$3 million.

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

Telles.eu

Tender documentation The object of the contract is to purchase 117 sets and a maintenance shed for them. 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.

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

Understanding Public Procurement in the UK The process by which public sector organisations purchase products, services, and labour is known as public procurement. One important step in changing public procurement is the recently adopted Procurement Act 2023 , which supersedes the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

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Key guidance notes released in build up to Procurement Act 2023

VWV

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. The guidance note also covers notices.

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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

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.