European open tenders
Threshold levels: European open tenders
- Goods and services: from €215,000
- Works: from €5,382,000
Characteristics: European open tenders
- Publication in Europe
Considerations: European tenders
- Mandatory market research
- Motivation for tendering procedure
- Motivation for merging purchasing packages
- Division into multiple purchasing packages where possible
- Do not set turnover requirements (except in serious cases, then 300% of contract amount)
- 1 reference per core competence (comparable)
- Value of reference projects max 60%
- Requests to tender for works in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (ARW 2012)
- Economically advantageous (EMVI) instead of lowest price
- Use official template for tender statement
- Applicable general terms and conditions for the industry
- Official report of contract award
- Communicate relevant selection motivations to losing parties
- Standstill period of 20 days instead of 15 days
For more information on Rules and Regulations visit the following website: PIANOo. On the PIANOo website you will also find more information on the different steps of (preparing, managing and executing) placing a purchase order.