EUPAVE: Member States Called Upon to Take Full Advantage of New EU Rules on Public Procurement

eupavepositionpaper2016New European Union (EU) rules on Public Procurement and Concessions have been in effect since April 18, 2016. Public procurement is of great economic importance, accounting for around 18% of EU’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Furthermore, the Directives lay down the criteria of awarding a contract by using the ‘life-cycle costing’.

These new Directives call for the award of contracts on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender to “be assessed on the basis of the best price-quality ratio, which should always include a price or cost element” using a cost-effectiveness approach, such as life-cycle costing and foreseeing the possibility of including the best price-quality ratio.

To read the full paper and download the PDF, please click on the image to the right, or go to: http://www.eupave.eu/documents/graphics/eupave-public-procurement-directives-position-paper-oct-2016.pdf.

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