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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CONCESSIONS IN SERBIA – Manual

A Manual by Slavica Joković. With particular reference to the Law on Public-Private Partnership and Concessions in Serbia, this book is a practical introduction to the elements of public-private partnerships. The book gives a review of this Law`s relevant provisions concerning definitions, general principles, the Public-Private Partnership Commission, protection of rights, resolution of disputes and …

Guide to country specific elements on public procurement: Czech Republic

The current guide was elaborated under the activities of the TENDERIO project. TENDERIO project is funded by the COSME program of the European Union (Grant Agreement No 739966) and aims to increase SMEs’ access to public procurement in EU. This guide is addressed to SMEs and to any other economic operator interested in participating in …

Roadmap joint or coordinated procurement strategy

A Roadmap developed by project PPI4WASTE. Taking into account the results of other activities and reports, PPI4Waste partners prepared a roadmap for a joint or coordinated procurement strategy, defined and agreed in collaboration with several experts in the field of waste management and with members of the Purchasing Community. The purpose of this document is …

Guide to country specific elements on public procurement: Slovakia

  The current guide was elaborated under the activities of the TENDERIO project. TENDERIO project is funded by the COSME program of the European Union (Grant Agreement No 739966) and aims to increase SMEs’ access to public procurement in EU. This guide is addressed to SMEs and to any other economic operator interested in participating …

WINNING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS IN SERBIA – Manual by Slavica Joković

This eBook analyses public procurement opportunities, rules and procedures in Serbia, with particular reference to the new legislative framework. It highlights public procurement policy, including choice of participants and award of contracts, as well as information about bidding process and Public Procurement Development Strategy. Furthermore, the book gives a review of some key explanations that …

Regulation on public procurement in the USA (part II)

As announced in the previous blog, Public procurement regulation and specifications: EU (part I), we aim to give you some insight into how different regions deal with public procurement. This week we discuss public procurement in the US. Public procurement in both US and the EU is carried out at two levels – federal and state level …

Public procurement regulation and specifications: EU (part I)

In the previous post, “What is public procurement?”, we presented a short introduction to public procurement. Building upon that, the next few posts will focus on specifying certain regulation schemes or figures pertaining to public procurement in different regions. We will start off by discussing the schemes the European Union implements. Looking at the statistical indicators, …

What is public procurement?

When thinking about public authorities and establishments, the first thing that pops to one’s mind is the function that these entities carry out or the facilities they are located in. However, in order for these entities to fulfill the functions they are meant to, they first need to be provided with adequate supplies and equipment. …

Lights on the Shadows of Public Procurement. Transparency in government contracting as an antidote to corruption?

EU funded project DigiWhist presents the paper by Monika Bauhr, Agnes Czibik, Mihaly Fazekas, Jenny de Fine Licht. Transparency is widely promoted as an essential condition for good governance, and as an effective tool against public sector corruption more specifically. Although the empirical evidence on the impact of transparency on corruption is growing, empirical evidence …

Tenders: Am I eligible?

Ok, so you’ve taken the plunge and have decided to search for tenders abroad. Good! You might even have spotted an interesting tender. Great! But before you dive into the business, one important question – are you eligible to bid for such contracts? Public tenders are usually accompanied by a wide range of eligibility criteria to …