VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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. In Part 1 of our FAQs for suppliers , we covered key changes to the procurement process and what suppliers can do to get ready for the Procurement Act.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. The way we think about technology is that it has to help public buyers and suppliers conduct business easier.

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VWV

AUGUST 29, 2024

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. Can you direct award a framework?

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VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

Exclusions - The rule on excluding suppliers is one of the most significant areas of reform with the introduction of the debarment list and widened grounds for exclusion. 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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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Where AI is likely to be used in the delivery of a service, commercial teams may wish to require suppliers to declare this, and provide further details. 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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European Law: Public Procurement

MAY 11, 2012

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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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

They are also working on tools to help contracting authorities to analyze their own data, for example, to monitor the average lead time of their tenders, or decide which award criteria to use when preparing a tender. In total, more than 131,000 tenders are published. It is so easy to make a wrong interpretation of the data.

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