Level of alignment of public procurement legislation for contracts above EU thresholds with the EU Directives
The definition of contracting authorities is aligned with the EU Directive 2014/24 (classical sector)
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2014/24.
The definition of contracting entities is aligned with the EU Directive 2014/25 (utilities)
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2014/25.
The definition of public procurement is provided and aligned with EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
The definition of a public contract is provided and aligned with EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
The definitions of supplies, services and works contracts are provided and aligned with EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
The regulations about mixed procurement are provided and aligned with EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
The list of exclusions does not exceed the permitted exclusions in EU Directive 2014/24 for classical procurement
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2014/24.
The list of exclusions does not exceed the permitted exclusions in EU Directive 2014/25 for utilities procurement
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2014/25.
The list of exclusions for procurement in the field of defence and security does not exceed the permitted exclusions in EU Directive 2009/81
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2009/81.
The material scope of the legislation for defence and security is aligned with EU Directive 2009/81
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2009/81.
Special requirements for procurement in the field of defence and security are aligned with EU Directive 2009/81
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directive 2009/81. Special requirements for procurement in the field of defence and security include security of supply requirements, security of information requirements and the rules on subcontracting.
Competitive public procurement procedures (launched by publication of a procurement notice), are aligned with the EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
Time limits for submission of applications and tenders are aligned with the EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
Negotiated procedure without prior publication can only be applied in exceptional circumstances that are aligned with the EU Directives
Review of legislation with regard to EU Directives 2014/24 and 2014/25.
Publication of contract notices and contract award notices on a central, freely accessible website or in the national official journal is mandatory
Review of legislation.
The contracting authority is obliged by law to inform each candidate or tenderer of decisions reached, including the grounds for any decision
Review of legislation.
The contracting authority is obliged by law to prepare and keep individual reports on the procedure
Review of legislation.
The contracting authority is obliged by law to make the reports on the procedure publicly available (either published or on request)
Review of legislation.
The law obliges contracting authorities to prevent, detect, and address conflicts of interest
Review of legislation.
Contracting authorities are encouraged to divide contracts into lots
Review of legislation.
The law requires that technical specifications ensure equal access of economic operators to the contract
Review of legislation.
Mandatory grounds for exclusion are aligned with EU Directives
Review of legislation.
Non mandatory grounds for exclusion are aligned with EU Directives
Review of legislation.
Selection criteria (economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability) must be related and proportionate to the subject matter of the contract
Review of legislation.
The law provides that economic operators can rely on capacities of other entities
Review of legislation to verify that economic operators can rely on capacities of other entities. The capacities economic operators can rely on include criteria relating to economic and financial standing and criteria relating to technical and professional ability.
The use of the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) or a standard self-declaration of economic operators is required
Review of legislation to verify that the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) or a standard self-declaration is used to confirm that the economic operator meets the relevant selection criteria and is not in a situation in which economic operators shall or may be excluded.
Economic operators can participate in procurement despite exclusion grounds if they demonstrate sufficient self-cleaning measures proving their reliability
Review of legislation.
The contracting authority is obliged to award a contract to the most economically advantageous tender complying with the criteria in the tender documents
Review of legislation.
There are no restrictions for the use of the best price-quality ratio as the contract award criterion
Review of legislation.
The law enables the contracting authorities to use centralised procurement
Review of legislation.
The law enables the contracting authorities to use occasional joint procurement
Review of legislation.
The law enables the contracting authorities to use framework agreements
Review of legislation.
The law enables the contracting authorities to use dynamic purchasing systems
Review of legislation.
The law enables the contracting authorities to use qualification systems in case of utilities
Review of legislation.
Contracting authorities have the opportunity to use a light regime for social and other specific services in accordance with EU Directives
Review of legislation to verify that contracting authorities have the opportunity to use a light regime for social and other specific services in accordance with EU Directives. A light regime for social and other specific services is regulated in Articles 75-76 of EU Directive 2014/24 and in Articles 91-93 of EU Directive 2014/25.
Contracting authorities have the opportunity to use the design contest procedure
Review of legislation.
Contracts during their term may be modified without a new procurement procedure in line with EU Directives
Review of legislation to verify that contracts during their term may be modified without a new procurement procedure in line with EU Directives. The regulation regarding modification of contracts is contained in Article 72 of EU Directive 2014/24 and in Article 89 of EU Directive 2014/25.