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18-December-2013
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Common Errors in Public Procurement (Policy brief No. 29, July 2013)
This brief gives a short overview of the issue of common errors in public procurement. For the purposes of the brief, errors are understood as infringements of public procurement rules and principles, regardless of the stage of the procedure. It analyses the types of errors and their impact on the results of the public procurement procedure.
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18-December-2013
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Organising Central Public Procurement Functions (Policy brief No. 26, July 2013)
This brief analyses these key central public procurement functions and the existing structural models in the European Union Member States. It also gives an overview of the potential assets and shortcomings of functions carried out by central public procurement structures.
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18-December-2013
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Use of Official Automatic Exclusion Lists in Public Procurement (Policy brief No. 24, July 2013)
Brief No. 24 focuses on the issue of whether it is permitted under EU law to use an official automatic exclusion list for reasons related to prior contract performance, especially in the light of the newest judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union (case C 465/11).
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31-July-2013
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Establishing Procurement Review Bodies (Policy brief No. 25, July 2013)
This brief provides a description of the main institutional models implemented in member states of the EU and highlights the key requirements provided in the EU Directives and relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the EU. It also addresses aspects of good practice.
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8-April-2013
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What are the Public Procurement Procedures and When Can They Be Used? (Policy brief No. 10, January 2011)
This brief gives an overview of the main competitive procedures available for contracting authorities under EU law. The Brief gives guidance on choosing which procedure to use, presenting good practises and examples as well. Finally, it gives a summary on the derogations from the obligation to publish a contract notice and use a competitive process.
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- What are the Public Procurement Procedures and When Can They Be Used? (Policy brief No. 10, January 2011, Armenian)
- What are the Public Procurement Procedures and When Can They Be Used? (Policy brief No. 10, January 2011, Romanian)
- What are the Public Procurement Procedures and When Can They Be Used? (Policy brief No. 10, January 2011, Russian)
- What are the Public Procurement Procedures and When Can They Be Used? (Policy brief No. 10, January 2011, Azeri)
27-March-2013
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Economic Issues in Public Procurement (Policy brief No. 2, January 2011)
Effective procurement strategies, which control costs and streamline processes, are vital to all contracting authorities. Pursuing the best value-for-money in public procurement, while keeping the process management costs down, requires several crucial decisions. A number of closely interlinked economic factors come in to play in these decisions. This brief aims to provide practical guidance regarding these decisions.
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1-February-2013
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Setting the Award Criteria (Policy brief No. 8, January 2011)
The Directives limit the award criteria to either the lowest-price criterion or the most economically advantageous tender criterion. This brief explains the lowest-price criterion and which methods can be used to identify the most economically advantageous tender. It also provides a checklist of the main points to be addressed when defining the overall strategy concerning the award criteria to be applied in a contract award procedure.
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8-November-2011
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Below Threshold Contracts (Policy brief No. 15, September 2011)
This brief provides a brief overview of the approaches member states have adopted below the thresholds. It concludes with further information on the way in which the rules and principles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, basic standards, and some provisions of the Directives may impact on the procurement of below threshold contracts.
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8-November-2011
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Defence Procurement (Policy brief No. 23, September 2011)
SIGMA brief 23 gives a short overview of the particular characteristics of defence procurement and how defence procurement is organised in the European Union. It also gives an overview of the regulatory framework of the European Union with special attention to the Defence and Security Directive (2009/81/EC). It also covers some other linking issues such as offsets and parallel regimes.
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8-November-2011
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Contract Management (Policy brief No. 22, September 2011)
Contracts are frequently complex, may involve multiple actors, may last a long time and may consume many resources. It is therefore vital that they are properly managed. SIGMA Brief 22 first describes the process of contract management and then presents contract management in practice and post-contract performance review.