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Acceptance of applications for inclusion in the list of external experts for verification of technical specifications

From 01.10.2018 to 31.10.2018, the Public Procurement Agency accepts applications from interested professionals for inclusion in the list of external experts for the verification of technical specifications in the procurement. Information on the areas of professions and guidance on how to apply is published on the homepage of the Public Procurement Agency in the section “External experts to verify technical specifications”.…

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The Public Procurement Agency publishes standardized documents approved by the Minister of Finance and requirements for the award of public contracts for the engineering (design and construction) of sewage treatment plants

By Order No. ZMF-827, 4 September 2018, the Minister of Finance approved standardized documents and requirements for the award of public contracts for the engineering (design and construction) of wastewater treatment plants and plumbing networks.

As of 10 September 2018 contracting authorities are obliged to use the standardized forms when awarding public contracts for infrastructure projects in the Water sector, financed through national funds or under Operational Program “Environment 2014-2020”, Operational Program “Regions for Growth 2014-2020” and Operational Program “Rural Development Program 2014-2020”.

The standardized documents and requirements are published on the Public Procurement Portal in section “Document forms and lists” – “Standardized documents” and are accessible to all users.…

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Support from the contracting authorities to implement the project

The Public Procurement Agency (PPA) is a beneficiary of the project “Methodological Support for the Development of Green Public Procurement in Bulgaria”, funded under Priority Axis 3 “Private Sector” of the Bulgarian-Swiss Cooperation Program

For the implementation of the project, the PPA conducted a public procurement with the subject:

“Researching and Forecasting the Potential of the National Green Public Procurement Market in Bulgaria and Preparing a Practical Aid for their Award”, won by PricewaterhouseCoopers Bulgaria EOOD (PwC Bulgaria).

The purpose of the project is to develop a practical toolkit containing examples of the use of environmentally friendly criteria, integrated in the selection criteria, in the technical specifications, as indicators in the complex evaluation of tenders and in the terms of the draft contract.

The study on the national market for green public procurement will be carried out with the support of organizations (contracting authorities) – ministries, agencies, municipalities, other agencies and large contracting authorities, through questionnaires cards, provided remotely…

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Technical consultations on the proposal for the introduction of new standard models for public procurement and concessions

The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission has launched a second round of technical consultations on the proposal to introduce new standard models for public procurement and concessions.

The purpose of this consultation is to obtain feedback on eForms projects. The adoption of the new models is expected to significantly improve public procurement data in the European Union.

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/targeted-consultation-eforms-next-generation-public-procurement-standard-forms-0_en.…

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Draft Law on Amendment and Supplement to the Public Procurement Law was published for public consultation

The amendments proposed through the Law on Amendment and Supplementation of the Public Procurement Act is mainly aimed at:

• establishment of normative rules and conditions for the gradual introduction and implementation of an electronic procurement platform in the country;

• the introduction in national law of an obligation for contracting authorities to receive and process electronic invoices in connection with the execution of public procurement contracts, in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2014/55 / ​​EU;

• unifying the practice of law enforcement by refining specific rules and requirements of the law and improving cooperation between the ex-ante and ex-post law enforcement bodies, including by strengthening some of their functions.…

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