Presence and use of cost estimation methods and budgeting
Expert review of secondary legislation.
Interviews with contracting authorities/entities, economic operators, external auditors, and NGOs.
Review of reports and analyses of public procurement operations prepared by contracting authorities, public procurement authorities and other institutions.
For each of the following two criteria, 1 point is awarded (total of 2 points).
Criteria fulfilled: 2/2
Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
| The contracting authorities/entities use the methods of cost estimation described in legal provisions, preventing unlawful division into contracts of small value (1 point) | |
| Before launching a procedure, contracting authorities/entities ensure that funding can reasonably be expected to be available, as provided by applicable financial regulations, which should allow requests for participation to be issued even before budgets for the corresponding contracts have been adopted (1 point) |