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28-March-2011
English, PDF, 227kb
Incorporating Social Considerations into Procurement (Policy brief No. 14, January 2011)
This brief offers guidance for Contracting Authorities on what can be considered as social considerations (e.g. reducing unemployment, preventing the use of child labour) and how these considerations can be incorporated into the procurement process in line with EU law.
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28-March-2011
English, PDF, 381kb
Audit of Procurement (Policy brief No. 28, June 2013)
This brief aims to give guidance to auditors dealing with public procurement processes. Based on audit experience, it examines the stages that are worth looking at and explains why. It highlights those aspects that are recommended to be considered in more detail. It also gives advice as to which documents the auditor is suggested to scrutinise in order to find evidence.
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28-March-2011
English, PDF, 202kb
What is a Contracting Authority? (Policy brief No. 3, January 2011)
The public procurement Directives only apply if a body is a contracting authority within the definition of the Directives. This brief gives guidance on the notion of a contracting authority/entity under the directives (especially the concept of “a body governed by public law”). It also analyses whether a contracting authority can participate in joint purchasing or central purchasing.
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- What is a Contracting Authority? (Policy brief No. 3, January 2011, Armenian)
- What is a Contracting Authority? (Policy brief No. 3, January 2011, Romanian)
- What is a Contracting Authority? (Policy brief No. 3, January 2011, Russian)
- What is a Contracting Authority? (Policy brief No. 3, January 2011, Azeri)
28-March-2011
English, PDF, 211kb
Which Contracts are Covered by the Procurement Directives? (Policy brief No. 4, January 2011)
The EU Public Procurement Directives cover three main types of contracts: works, supplies and services including design contests. This brief gives an overview of these different types of contracts, and contract classification as well as exemptions from the scope of the Directives.
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- Which Contracts are Covered by the Procurement Directives? (Policy brief No. 4, January 2011, Armenian)
- Which Contracts are Covered by the Procurement Directives? (Policy brief No. 4, January 2011, Romanian)
- Which Contracts are Covered by the Procurement Directives? (Policy brief No. 4, January 2011, Russian)
- Which Contracts are Covered by the Procurement Directives? (Policy brief No. 4, January 2011, Azeri)
28-March-2011
English, PDF, 232kb
Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement (Policy brief No. 13, January 2011)
This brief offers guidance for Contracting Authorities on what can be considered as environmental considerations (e.g. increasing the energy efficiency of buildings, encouraging the development of alternative energy sources) and how these considerations can be incorporated into the procurement process in line with EU law.
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- Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement (Policy brief No. 13, January 2011, Armenian)
- Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement (Policy brief No. 13, January 2011, Russian)
- Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement (Policy brief No. 13, January 2011, Azeri)
28-March-2011
English, PDF, 177kb
Advertising (Policy brief No. 6, January 2011)
This brief provides the reader with guidance on where and when notices for contracts subject to the European Union public procurement Directives must be advertised. It also provides information on other methods of keeping the market informed. It gives guidance on the correction of contract notices which contain incorrect information, on how to complete and dispatch contract notices electronically, and special rules for Utilities.
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28-March-2011
English, PDF, 205kb
Selecting Economic Operators (Policy brief No. 7, January 2011)
This brief gives an overview about the relevant rules of Public Procurement Directives which significantly limit a contracting authority’s discretion in this area. It also provides a checklist of the main points that should be addressed when defining the overall strategy for the selection of economic operators.
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28-March-2011
English, PDF, 217kb
Tender Evaluation and Contract Award (Policy brief No. 9, January 2011)
This brief presents the key principles governing the process of evaluation of tenders, the role and operation of an evaluation panel, the clarification process as well as the choice of the best tender on the basis of the lowest price and the choice of the best tender on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender criterion. The Brief also includes good practice notes and practical examples.
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- Tender Evaluation and Contract Award (Policy brief No. 9, January 2011, Armenian)
- Tender Evaluation and Contract Award (Policy brief No. 9, January 2011, Romanian)
- Tender Evaluation and Contract Award (Policy brief No. 9, January 2011, Russian)
- Tender Evaluation and Contract Award (Policy brief No. 9, January 2011, Azeri)
12-October-2010
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Public Procurement Training Package: Compiled -- October 2010
Public Procurement Training Package, 8 moduels compiled, SIGMA October 2010
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30-June-2000
English
SIGMA Paper No. 30: Public Procurement Review Procedures (2000)
This paper guides central and eastern European countries that are seeking to join the European Union on how to identify the public procurement review procedures best suited to each country’s specificities. These countries are adapting their existing public procurement legislation to the European Council "Remedies Directives".