Frequently asked questions
Questions on public procurement, answered with the Regulations.
Short answers by topic, each with a link to the regulation it rests on.
Who runs the procedure
Which calls a contracting authority issues itself, which the Director of Contracts issues on its behalf, and where the Sectoral Procurement Directorate comes in.
6 questions
Procurement below the threshold
Quotations, direct contracts and departmental calls for tenders: what Part III of the Regulations allows by estimated value.
6 questions
Time limits for tenders
The minimum time limits for the receipt of tenders in an open procedure, when they may be shortened and when they must be extended.
5 questions
Procurement documents
Technical specifications and the words “or equivalent”, lots, conditions of participation and the weighting of the award criteria.
6 questions
Exclusion, selection and award
The grounds of exclusion, what selection criteria may relate to, the ESPD, the basis of the award and abnormally low tenders.
6 questions
Remedies
Applications before the closing date, objections after it, deposits, the suspension of the process and the appeal to the Court of Appeal.
7 questions
Contract modification
When a contract may be modified during its term without a new procurement procedure, the 50% and 10%/15% limits and the approval of the Director.
5 questions
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