Course duration: 1 Day

The Member States
· A look at the member states of the European Union and an outline of the history of the development of the EU Procurement Directives
· The objectives of the Directives
· The principles of openness, transparency and fairness

Applying the EU Rules
· Determining if whether the procurement is covered
· Valuating the contract
· Aggregation
· Frameworks
· Discrete Operational Units
· Making a Call for Competition
· Periodic Indicative Notices
· Calls for Competition

Use of Procedures
· Open, Restricted, Negotiated
· The use of pre-qualification criteria and evaluation criteria
· Responding to queries from suppliers

The Impact of the Consolidated Procurement Directive
· Regulations relating to framework agreements
· Building in sustainable issues into procurements

Time Limits
· Time limits for the procedures plus accelerated procedures
· Impact of electronic tendering processes

Remedies
Compliance with the Directives. How suppliers can claim damages for breach of the Directives

Tender Evaluation
· Dealing with late and non-compliant tenders, Lowest price v most economically advantageous, taking account of environmental and social policies in evaluation criteria, using weighted evaluation comparisons, Total cost of ownership
· The use of post tender negotiation

Contract Award
Debriefing, transition and contract award procedures

Course objectives

To provide delegates with a complete understanding of the EU Procurement Directives, their implications and when they should be applied. The style of delivery will be highly participative which is designed to provide a sound basis for ensuring safe and compliant procurement within the public sector

Who should attend?

Delegates who are required to tender for the set up and management of contracts within the framework of European Union procurement regulations.

Duration / Fees

A 1-day single manned course