Public procurement for beginners

Why you should take this training?

The training is designed to provide the participants with an overview of the specifics of the public procurement market and of the legal basis of the public procurement system.

It is a compendium of the rights and obligations binding the Contractor and the Contracting Authority.

The training agenda has been tailored for beginners who wish to gain knowledge and skills in the field of preparing and conducting public procurement procedures, as well as for those who are just starting to work in this area.

Who is it for?

The training is intended for all those who wish to learn how the public procurement system works, and in particular for:

  1. junior employees of public procurement departments in local government units and government administration;
  2. junior public procurement specialists employed in health care units, education, uniformed services, judicial authorities, social welfare centres, labour offices;
  3. representatives of local and regional authorities;
  4. representatives of government administration;

Agenda of the training:

I. Public procurement law: overview of the basic rules using the open tender procedure as an example:

  1. Estimating the tender value
  2. Head of the Contracting Authority and the award committee: scope of duties and responsibilities
  3. Public procurement notice
  4. Terms of Reference
  5. Evaluation of the Contractor and evaluation of the tender
  6. Conclusion of the procedure, including grounds for cancellation
  7. Documentation of proceedings

II. Procurement by a single-source procedure contract:

  1. Grounds for following the procedure
  2. Conduct of proceedings
  3. Documentation

III. Request for quotation:

  1. Grounds for following the procedure
  2. Conduct of proceedings
  3. Documentation

IV. Contractor agreement.

V. Remedies.

VI. Irregularities in procurement procedures.

  1. Consequences of irregularities as stipulated in the Public Procurement Law and the Act on the liability for the violation of public finance discipline
  2. Overview of common irregularities.

VII. Practice: conducting and documenting an open tender procedure.

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