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1. Why is so much ICT procurement not appearing on ContractsFinder? SpendMatters reports on some research carried out by Innopsis on this topic. The smoking gun - which I agree with - is framework agreements. As argued here before, framework agreements are a black hole in what concerns contract data.
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Game over. The two scribes can finally lay down their pens - nay, keyboards - after finally concluding the daily commentary on the Public Contracts Regulations. It took Albert and I a little over 6 months to go through the 122 Regulations one by one, little by little. We concluded
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Part 5 - REVOCATIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Albert suggested that perhaps it would be better to finish off this season of procurement tennis with a general analysis of Part 5 (paragraphs 115 - 122) instead of going article by article and I agree with his view. Therefore
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Regulation 114 - General provisions applicable to Part 4 Regulation 114 assures that the underlying validity of a public contract is not affected by a "material failure" to comply with requirements set in this Part 4. The second paragraph restates something that should be obvious and logic: nothing
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Regulation 113 - Payment of undisputed invoices within 30 days by contracting authorities, contractors and subcontractors This Regulation establishes that valid and undisputed invoices should be paid within 30 days of their date by contracting authorities, contractors and subcontractors. This obligation should be included in the main contract and filters
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Regulation 112 - Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded Regulation 112 caps Chapter 8 with a set of rules on how contracting authorities are to publish contract award information on Contracts Finder. As we are talking about below-thresholds contracts, the obligation this is a purely national obligation.
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Regulation 111 - Assessing suitability etc A contracting authority shall not include a pre-qualification stage in a procurement. Regulation 111 bars contracting authorities from using pre-qualification stages in the procurement of some contracts covered by Chapter 8. This constitutes a remarkable change in practice as many contracting authorities routinely use
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Regulation 110 - Publication of contract opportunities on Contracts Finder This Regulation establishes the obligation for contracting authorities to publish contract award opportunities on Contracts Finder, in addition to any other advertising means they may find appropriate. If the contracting authority does indeed use any other advertising means, the required
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Regulation 109 - Scope of Chapter 8 This Regulation defines the scope of Chapter 8 which applies to contracts with a value below the thresholds of Regulation 5. This chapter is particularly important as it constitutes the first time contracts below-thresholds are subject to regulations. As such, the rules contained
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Regulation 108 - Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded This Regulation establishes the obligation for contracting authorities to publish on Contracts Finder certain information about contract awards. This obligations kicks in once the contract award notice has been sent to the EU Publications Office or a contract
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Regulation 107 - Qualitative selection Regulation 107 creates the obligation in contracting authorities of having "regard" for any guidance on qualitative selection produced by the Minister for the Cabinet Office. It is noteworthy to point out that Regulation 107 states contracting authorities shall regard the guidance, but does
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Regulation 106 - Publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used We can find in this Regulation the rules applicable to the publication of information on the national portal Contracts Finder. According to paragraph 1, after a contract notice is sent to publication to the EU Publications