25-July-2017

Serbian, PDF, 478kb

Establishing Procurement Review Bodies (Policy brief No. 25, September 2016, Serbian)

This brief provides a description of the main institutional models implemented in member states of the EU and highlights the key requirements provided in the EU Directives and relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the EU. It also addresses aspects of good practice.

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25-July-2017

Serbian, PDF, 434kb

Use of Official Automatic Exclusion Lists in Public Procurement (Policy brief No. 24, September 2016, Serbian)

Brief No. 24 focuses on the issue of whether it is permitted under EU law to use an official automatic exclusion list for reasons related to prior contract performance, especially in the light of the newest judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union (case C 465/11).

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25-July-2017

Serbian, PDF, 358kb

Defence Procurement (Policy brief No. 23, September 2016, Serbian)

SIGMA brief 23 gives a short overview of the particular characteristics of defence procurement and how defence procurement is organised in the European Union. It also gives an overview of the regulatory framework of the European Union with special attention to the Defence and Security Directive (2009/81/EC). It also covers some other linking issues such as offsets and parallel regimes.

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25-July-2017

Serbian, PDF, 309kb

Contract Management (Policy brief No. 22, September 2016, Serbian)

Contracts are frequently complex, may involve multiple actors, may last a long time and may consume many resources. It is therefore vital that they are properly managed. SIGMA Brief 22 first describes the process of contract management and then presents contract management in practice and post-contract performance review.

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25-July-2017

Serbian, PDF, 324kb

Performance Measurement (Policy brief No. 21, September 2016, Serbian)

This brief explains the rationale for measuring performance in public procurement, the benefits of effective performance management and also gives guidance on how to measure performance. Finally, it sets out some examples of methodologies which could be used to determine performance at different levels of the public procurement system.

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25-July-2017

Bosnian, PDF, 366kb

Division of Contracts into Lots (Policy brief No. 36, September 2016, Bosnian)

One of the main choices in public procurement is to determine whether the works, supplies or services that are the subject matter of the procurement are to be acquired by using one contract or by using a number of separate contracts or lots, which may be awarded and performed by different economic operators.

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25-July-2017

Bosnian, PDF, 330kb

Abnormally Low Tenders (Policy brief No. 35, September 2016, Bosnian)

Contracting authorities may argue that the least expensive offer ensures the achievement of the important financial goal of budgetary savings.

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25-July-2017

Bosnian, PDF, 396kb

Life-cycle Costing (Policy brief No. 34, September 2016, Bosnian)

This procurement brief explains what the life-cycle costing methodology means and the advantages of using this approach. It highlights the key provisions in the Public Procurement EU Directive that set out the legal framework for taking life-cycle costs into account in the various stages of the procurement process.

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25-July-2017

Bosnian, PDF, 352kb

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Public Procurement (Policy brief No. 33, September 2016, Bosnian)

This procurement brief describes measures at the EU level aimed at ensuring that contracting authorities take full advantage of the potential of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in their procurement activities.

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25-July-2017

Bosnian, PDF, 323kb

Market Analysis, Preliminary Market Consultations, and Prior Involvement of Candidate/Tenderers (Policy brief No. 32, September 2016, Bosnian)

This brief provides an overview of the market analysis process in public procurement undertaken by a contracting authority to collect information to assist the authority in defining its procurement requirements, by selecting the most appropriate tender method, analysing and evaluating bids, and determining the outcome of the most economically advantageous tender.

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