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German Court Overturns Datteln's iPad-Only School Tablet Tender and Orders a Re-Run
Datteln must re-run its tender for 665 Apple tablets after Samsung's appeal: a brand-only specification remains possible, but the buyer has to prove concretely why other tablets would not do.
Swiss Justice Minister Vetoes an Amazon Role in the E-ID Trust Registers, and Sovereignty Becomes a Procurement Factor
Beat Jans stopped a plan to give Amazon Web Services fallback capacity for the e-ID trust registers, citing the US Cloud Act, lock-in and a kill-switch risk. Swiss and EU buyers are starting to score digital sovereignty.
Estonia Drops Its National Procurement Tier from 1 November: What Changes for an SME Bidder
The national threshold disappears and 49% of domestic procurements move to the simplified procedure: longer bid windows, one chance to clear a tax debt, and a doubled fee for challenges.
