# PPR, regulation 144. Needs and requirements of the contracting authority

- URL: https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/144 · Malti: https://procurelex.mt/mt/ppr/144
- Public Procurement Regulations (S.L. 601.03), consolidated version in force from 2025-06-27; official text (prevails): https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/601.3/eng

Contracting authorities shall set out their needs and requirements in the contract notice and they shall define these needs and requirements in that notice and, or in a descriptive document. At the same time and in the same documents, they shall also set out and define the chosen award criteria and set out an indicative time-frame.