Responsible Public Procurement Sample Clauses

Responsible Public Procurement. Project Promoter: Public Procurement Office (PPO) Other project partner(s): Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Total maximum eligible costs: € 1,500,000 Project grant rate: 100.00 % Maximum project grant amount: € 1,500,000 Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Increased application of the Value for Money principle in public procurement”. The pre-defined project will contribute to a more effective system of public procurement, mainly through strengthening of the application of the value for money principle including the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) criteria in international cooperation with the OECD as well as possibly with other institutions from the donor states. The project shall include, inter alia, the following activities:  Functional review of the Public Procurement Office (PPO) and the existing public procurement legislation and methodology, focused on:  Appraisal of risk areas in the procurement processes and practice of the PPO, taking into consideration the future application of more sophisticated award criteria as the MEAT criteria and their implications on control, transparency and accountability frameworks;  The existing methodology, guidance and practical tools to achieve value for money (VfM) in the procurement process;  An analysis of the current working practices of Public Procurement Office (PPO) vis-à-vis the Contracting Authorities, to improve the effectiveness of their guidance.  Elaboration of specific methodology, in cooperation among the PPO, the OECD, and the professional xxxxxxxx, including methodology and standardised templates on:  Pre-tender market consultations  MEAT criteria  Green procurement, social aspects in public procurement and the procurement of innovations in connection with MEAT criteria  Workshops, training and promotion of application of the above mentioned, in order to reach public consensus and understanding of the need for more transparent (market consultations), more efficient (MEAT criteria) and more effective (Green, Social and Innovation Procurement) public procurement. The PPO will manage through own capacities several special working groups - with the focus on green, social and innovative aspects of the public procurement and other criteria than price (MEAT).  Transfer of best practices in two specific sectors, transport and health, in cooperation between the Public Procurement Office (PPO) and the OECD, related to:  A list of possible measur...
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