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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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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

Value: Smart Spending, Not Just Cheap Deals It’s not just about the lowest priceit’s about quality, long-term savings, and corporate social responsibility. The best choice isnt just about priceits about quality, timelines, and reliability. It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details.

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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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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. 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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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Can public authorities procure fair trade products, or are they debarred from specifically referring to the fair trade qualities of those products under the public procurement directive (directive 2004/18/EC)? Qualities relating to the production stage of products (including fair trade conditions!) Netherlands.

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

Mercell

Negometrix will deliver the software solution, that will be used by all public authorities such as cities, provinces, ministries, hospitals, utilities and others for purchasing goods, services and supplies completely electronically. The awarding criteria was 60% on quality and 40% on price.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. In 2022, TenderNed also turned their attention to creating better quality data for external users and making it easily accessible for researchers, journalists, and agencies.

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