Understanding and Applying the EU Procurement Directives
- Course provides understanding of EU Procurement Directives, implications, and application. Style is highly participative.
- Delegates learn about member states of EU, history of Directives, and principles of openness.
- Topics include applying EU rules, use of procedures, impact of Consolidated Procurement Directive.
- Focus on time limits, remedies, tender evaluation, and contract award procedures.
- Designed for those involved in tendering and managing contracts under EU procurement regulations.
Overview
This one-day course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the European Union Procurement Directives, focusing on their implications and appropriate application. The interactive delivery style ensures attendees gain a solid foundation for safe and compliant procurement practices in the public sector. Targeted at individuals involved in tendering and managing contracts under EU procurement regulations, the course covers topics such as member states, EU rules application, procedures, time limits, remedies, tender evaluation, and contract award procedures.
Who should attend
Procurement Managers
Course Content
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
