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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

Telles.eu

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. But there's more about the maintenance shed in the fine print the tipster pointed me towards.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

This undermines business confidence, leading to low competition and higher prices for goods and services. Some buyers colluded with suppliers to procure goods with such pseudo-intellectual property through non-competitive procedures at inflated prices. This led to five criminal cases being opened and 11.38 billion tenge ($28.5

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details. Contract Award Criteria The contract award criteria are the factors that decide which bid wins. It is not always about the lowest price but also about quality, experience, and value for money when selecting the best supplier for the job.

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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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Six opportunities to promote resilience and decarbonization through fiscal policy

Inter-American Development Bank

The global energy transition, driven by technological change and international commitments to comply with the Paris Agreement, generates uncertainty about future fossil fuel demand, prices, and associated government revenues. The following is a summary of the main opportunities found in this new publication.

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

Mercell

The awarded contract worth € 2,4 million was a result of an extensive European tendering procedure which took almost 1 year. The awarding criteria was 60% on quality and 40% on price.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

But many buyers are still reluctant to use such complicated procedures because they’re unsure of how control agencies view the use of award criteria other than lowest price. Printers are the first item on the list of goods that can be purchased using this method. Professionalizing procurement.