Abstract

The aim of the regulation in EU countries concerning public procurement is to ensure efficient spending of funds by evaluating and choosing the most advantageous offer. The aim of the conducted research is to determine the extent the Polish contracting entities benefit from the possibility of broad selection of various criteria for tender evaluation. On the basis of the analysis of 500 notices on work procedures conducted in the third quarter of 2016 - the third quarter of 2017 in open and restricted tenders in Poland and 500 tenders in open and restricted proceedings in five selected EU countries, the authors compared and classified of applied the practical criteria to evaluate and select the best offer. In order to collect the information presented in the article, the authors applied the documentary method using domestic and foreign literature regarding the subject and official publications.

Highlights

  • One of the EU's key priorities under the Europe 2020 strategy is sustainable development, including to support a competitive, resource-efficient and environmentally-friendly economy

  • The purpose of the Directives [1, 2] is the simplification of procurement procedures, improving the procedure implementation, to enhance the sustainable development and the economy innovativeness and to increase involvement of small and medium-sized entities in the public procurement market [3, 4]

  • The contracting authority is not restricted in setting the criteria for tender evaluation, each criterion must refer to the subject of the contract

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Summary

Introduction

One of the EU's key priorities under the Europe 2020 strategy is sustainable development, including to support a competitive, resource-efficient and environmentally-friendly economy. The purpose of the Directives [1, 2] is the simplification of procurement procedures, improving the procedure implementation, to enhance the sustainable development and the economy innovativeness and to increase involvement of small and medium-sized entities in the public procurement market [3, 4]. The changes in EU legislation aim to achieve a right relationship between the three complementary elements: the environment, the society and the economy [5, 6].

The types of award criteria
The analysis of award criteria applied by awarding entities in Poland
The analysis of award criteria applied by awarding entities in Sweden
The analysis of award criteria applied by contracting authorities in Spain
The analysis of award criteria applied by contracting authorities in France
The analysis of award criteria applied by awarding entities in Germany
The analysis of award criteria applied by awarding entities in Czech Republic
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