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Some updates on the Portuguese train tender

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Over the weekend it was news in Portugal that the tender for 117 trains had been challenged in court by CAF and Stadler, two of the economic operators which presented themselves. In and of itself, this is unsurprising since by default most tenders in Portugal are challenged in the courts since it is relatively cheap and easy to do so.

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

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When I published my first entry into the Portuguese train tender , I received an email tipping me off to a potential other issue with it. Let's start with what is in the tender documentation, shall we? Tender documentation The object of the contract is to purchase 117 sets and a maintenance shed for them. So far, so good.

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Cracking the State aid individual economic advantage requirement on the Portuguese train tender

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On my previous post about *that* train tender in Portugal, I argued that it was quite possible the contract involved a State Aid angle but stopped short of making a more definitive or certain claim. So why would the others miss the opportunity that the Alstom-led consortium spotted? But the coincidences do not end there.

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Debunking the lack of discrimination argument on the Portuguese train tender

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This Monday I was cited again on Portuguese media about the illegality of the train tender for the new 117 trains that are being procured at the moment. It is not on the origin of the tenderer since that is not discriminated, but instead on the freedom for each economic operator to decide where and how those trainsets will be built.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

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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. In total, we're talking 117 new trains at a cost close to €800M. This criterion was then further refined with sub-criteria and a 0-100 scaling system.

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DoD raises formal performance concerns on multibillion dollar moving contract

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However, HomeSafes current struggles in securing enough trucking and labor capacity to meet the demands of the new contract are completely unsurprising to many of the companies who currently conduct moves under the existing system, known as the tender-for-service program. The recent show-cause notice from U.S.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

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These frameworks have led to big efficiency wins: the traditional tender procedures take between four months and one year to complete while the framework procedure takes between four and six weeks on average. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.