Remove Bidder Remove Procurement Contracts Remove Public Procurement
article thumbnail

Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

It was announced yesterday that the Portuguese train company (CP) chose a consortium headed by Alstom as the preferred bidder for its first major train procurement contract in many decades. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria.

Tender 100
article thumbnail

How To Win Management Consultancy Tenders In 2024?

Tracker Intelligence

Follow our advice on understanding tender technical requirements, exhibiting your expertise, avoiding common mistakes, and beating out rival bidders for these complex and demanding RFPs. Referrals lend credibility as prequalified bidders provide more lead time and give exclusive tailored insight into client bid expectations.

Tender 52
article thumbnail

Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

How to Crack a Nut

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. As the PPDS Communication stresses To unlock the full potential of public procurement, access to data and the ability to analyse it are essential.

article thumbnail

Procurement & Contract Planning: Canadian Public Sector Guide

The Procurement School

Author: Graham Allen It is often said, “… working in public procurement is akin to being in a fish bowl with the cat watching.” This is an indication of the level of transparency and accountability required by public procurement professionals. A best practice is to use current procurement document templates.

article thumbnail

The Essential Stages of the Contract Management Lifecycle

The Procurement School

A good example is insurance requirements which can cause procurement contracts to fail. Sometimes, the stated insurance dollar limits are too high given the actual risk and can exclude qualified bidders. A common error is to continually reuse the same contract for all types of procurement.

article thumbnail

The Importance of Ethical Procurement Practices in Public Sectors

The Procurement School

To accept the bid would put the organization at risk of being sued by all the other 6 compliant bidders for the value of this contract of $9 million plus up to 2 years of lost profit”, the Director replied. “I There are several guidelines, directives and documentation that outline ethical behaviour for the public sector.

Ethics 98
article thumbnail

Adapting to a Changing World, not without Difficulties: Kolin (C-652/22) -- Guest post by Prof Roberto Caranta

How to Crack a Nut

This Op-Ed is based on the assumption that public procurement law is not and cannot be insulated from these changes – veritable seismic shifts – and from recent policy and normative actions taken by EU institutions. The Council also called ‘for resuming discussions on the EU’s international procurement instrument’ (see here ).