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1
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public contract

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are contracts which get procured

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confidentiality ring

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group shares info with each other - MAD if reveal

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contracting entity

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Utilities CA

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candidate (applicant)

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pre-tenderer

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Thresholds

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goods/services: €144k (€170k GPA)

works: €5.5m (€6.5m GPA)

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purchase v procurement

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Purchase is small stuff/low value

Procurement is whole riggamarole

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public supply contracts thresholds

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GS: €207k
W: €5.2m

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public undertaking

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competition language to decide if CA or BE compete/collude/aided
A CA or CE which provides utilities (or other) services and tgus competes in markets

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3000s Regs

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about transpoer liberalizartion

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principle of organizational and procedural authonomy

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doesnt matter if technically govt - are you arms-length from CA? (if yes, need tender)

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ESPD

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establishes “pre-qualification”

like all reqs ‘on-file

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admissible tender - conforming

responsive

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not irregular, unacceptable, unsuitable

how well responds to reqs - NOT IF EO ANSWERS EMAILS AND ANSWERS THE PHONE

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tariff

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price paid for public good, subsidized service (rail, bus, etc.). Not trade tax

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internal operator

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direct award ineligible for other tenders

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Reg 1370/2007

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PPTS specifically

Basically extra part of Transport Directive

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WEPT

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water
energy
postal
transport

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special/exclusive rights

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given to PSC contractors to achieve PSO

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special operational units SOU

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units with these special rights

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public interest tasks - PITs

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utility functions from Farrell (2017) giving EU direct effect to private entities the ‘colour of law’
PITs are to utilities as GEIs to tranport/public gooda

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principally intended test -

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contract under authority of which Directive (PSD, UD, RD, etc), based on LtSM

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economic group

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group of orgs who are part of CE’s (contracting entity) business (like integrated entity)

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affiliated undertaking

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entity shose financial statements include CE (or CE includes them in its books)

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23
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qualification system

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used by utilities to pre-qualify potential bidders (the list of approved suppliers - get confirm in 6 months)

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concessionaire

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EO winning concession competition

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(defence) offset

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requirement/request foreign supplier sells non-defence related GSW

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sensitive equipment

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used by law enforcement and other quasi-military orgs

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date first Regs

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about transport coordination

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claim

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“objection” filed by EO

becomes claimant/respondent, petitioner b/c of petition, if GC, appellant, appelle

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“reverse” auction

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bc price down, and lowest wins

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Guidance

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as part of reg (soft law)

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31
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solicitation docs

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what CA/PE gives to EO, not visa-versa

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32
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offset

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domestic content requirement

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33
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solicitation

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GPA name for tendering

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34
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quotation

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as in request for, GPA for bid

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35
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‘government’ procurement

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piblic procurement in GPA parlance

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procuring entity(PE) ***

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GPA parlance for CA

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37
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summary notice

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little announce in 3 languages so other MS EOs can participate

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38
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selective tendering

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pre-qualification (ie restricted procedure)

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39
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limited tendering

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closed procedure

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40
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excluded entities

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exempt from PPL

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41
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special and differential (S n D) flexibility

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2 elements for LDCs
1- get special access
2- give local preferences (threshold protection)

42
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offsets

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foreigners can win- but must have x% locally made/bought/employed

43
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threshold protection

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giving protectionto locals by making higher values applicable to PPL

44
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BAFO

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best and final offer

45
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US Federal Acquisition Regulation

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US PSD

46
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advance notice publication

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notice about direct solicitation

47
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catalogue contracts

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FA

48
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IDIQ

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Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity = FA

49
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multiple award schedules

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US DPP

50
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rated-type criteria

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get extra credit for going above min.

51
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Model Laws 13 PP types
1- tendering based
2- request for proposals
3- request for quotes

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1- open, restricted, two-stage
2- w/o negotiation, w/ dialogue, w/ consecutive negotiation
3- e-reverse auctions, competitive negotiations, single source procurements, 3 types of FA

FA - 1 stage closed, multi-stage closed, open

52
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terms n conditions (TnC)

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‘extra’ part of comtract dealing with risks

53
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compeitive (intl) bidding

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intl/MDB temdering (own regine)

54
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merit-based bids

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decided on merits of applivation (opposite of pass-fail)

55
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Lessor form Regulations
Reg 1370/2007
Reg 3577/92
Reg 3921/91
Reg 1356/96
Reg (Dir?) 2009/81/96
Reg (Dir?) 2007/66/EC
A 
covers PPTS specifically
liberalize maritime services
non-resident carriers
Inland water transport of people
coordination procedures for multi-mode contracts
ditto but for WEPT utilities
56
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evidence-based bids

A

stuff you can prove (eco-labels)

57
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(price) preferences

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subsidies/advantage given to local bidders

58
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prior review

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MBD term for monitoring and evaluation

59
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alternative procurement arrangement (APA)

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procurement rules that Bank thinks are good enough (accepts)

60
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two envelopment method

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tech proposal in one, financial proposal in other

61
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STEP

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Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement

62
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call-off contracts

A

little comtracts under frameworks

you dont call-off the call-off comtracts

63
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cascade method

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FA method to select call-offs, list of prices down

64
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5 FA models in EU

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single provider: closed FA, open FA,

multi-provider: direct award, mini-comp, both

65
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centralized standardized procurement

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CBP + FA + eprocure

66
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irregularity

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repay a wrongly gained advantage to EU

67
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financial corrections

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exclude spending from EU repayment

68
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Remedies Directives
old
new
utilities

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PSRD - 89/665/EC (Reagan time)
NEW Remedies Directive - 2007/66/EC
Council Dir - 92/13/EEC - utilities remedies

69
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selective economic advantage

A

illegal aid

70
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stripper state aid test

A

CA can look, but you cant touch… market

71
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Art 106/7 exception/exemption

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state aid anti-competitive behaviour ok if helps consumers (public interrst)
Everything in the public interest ok ok for PPL

72
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art 258/9

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Bust MS for not implementing Directives

73
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art 101/2

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anti-conputitive ok if in public interest

74
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public service COMPENSATION

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what EU calls subsidies/payments for PSO

Literally compensates flr costs incurred

75
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MEIP test

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Market Economy Investor Principle - does state invetsment equal state aid?

76
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public interest benefit

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amount paid to beneficiaries, not compensation to EOs and private “undertakings”

77
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SGEI Decision

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2012 Decision

led to Framework, which requires PSO notification to Commission

78
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purchasing agency versus contracting authority

A

when a buyer represents a budgetary unit?

79
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public/private undertaking is to aid

as CE is to utilities

A

x

80
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contractor v. supplier

A

one holds contract (EO), other is sub-contractor (supplier)

81
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TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings)

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2006 - Protection of Employment

If move to new MS, must get same terms (cant move me to screw my salary)

82
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master contract

A

the thing before the call-offs

83
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open/ closed FA

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closed - all terms extablished

open- some terms set in call-off

84
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108-9 vs 101-2

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state aid v competititon

85
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Defence rules include…

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both DD and arts 346/7 of the TFEU (so like state aid uses TFEU and Transport Reg)
includes an Interpretative Communication

86
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horizontial/vertical test

A

To get around legal clasification
Is dept under you really dependent? (or VOULD it operate independently)?
Is other agency common interest?)
Moreoutside resources killer - but piercing go ernment eil thats the issue

87
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suitability, capacity and standing

A

technical and financial

88
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EDES

A

early detection and exclusion system

89
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flexibility

A

joint ownership/operation in project management phase, so similar consensual procedure used for design (like competitive dialogue)

90
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information order

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Prior information notice
contract notice (as in, wanted, not given)
contract AWARD notice (given)
VEAT notice as defence to ineffectiveness- not info requirement in itself

91
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procurement documents are the ‘tournament contracts’…

A

and tender/bid is actual response (or reauest for participation if design contest, restricted).

92
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reserved contracts

A

for ‘reserved castes’ who are in ‘sheltered employment programmes’ (must be labelled such)

93
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design contest

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whole own regime with rules on jury, etc. Usually services but can be prizes (innovation)

94
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social chapter

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social provisions for unenployed, etc. promulgating horizontal objectives.

95
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quote (request for)

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lower valued procure when dont want full tender docs…only quote for such and such…

96
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interlocutory stage/order

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like interim relief/order. Bedore substantive part

97
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utilities PIN called…

A

periodic indicative notice (not prior info notice)

98
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Difference between UD transport and Transport Reg?

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UD - ports, rails stuff and buses (only network)… “network” operations
PSD - coastal and river transport
Transport Reg - PPTS cover road, national seas, (optional inland waterways)…. TR is ‘watery’?

99
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eligibility correlito

A

equaltreatment and non-discrimination if get a set of ‘good’ bidders (who can be treated equally/indiscriminately).
Docs about establishing eligibilty - not in bureaucratic requirement

100
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EU implements arbitrat and capricious standard through…

A

objectivity and proportionality….(and ET/ND).

101
Q

e-certis and PEPPOL

A

repository of certification requirements for EACH CA in the EU, and thr e-procurement standards

102
Q

transport stuff
bill of lading
waybill
GSA

A

receipt you get on boat (from and to)
the delivery carbon copy telling consignor and consignee
insurance/deposit
Geneneral Services Administration

EU Procurement Law (3 decks)

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