Définitions claires des termes des marchés publics que vous rencontrerez lorsque vous recherchez et soumissionnez à des appels d'offres gouvernementaux.
Award criteria are the factors a contracting authority uses to score bids and decide the winner, such as price, quality, technical merit, and delivery. They are published in the tender documents, usually with weightings.
En savoir plus →A contracting authority is the public body that runs a procurement and awards the contract — for example a government department, local council, hospital, or state-owned entity. It defines the requirements, publishes the tender, and evaluates bids.
En savoir plus →A CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary) code is a standardised numeric code that classifies what a public tender is buying. Contracting authorities across the EU use the same codes, so searching by CPV finds relevant tenders regardless of language or wording.
En savoir plus →A dynamic purchasing system (DPS) is a fully electronic procurement arrangement that any qualifying supplier can join at any time during its life. Buyers run competitions among the admitted suppliers whenever they have a specific requirement.
En savoir plus →E-procurement is the use of electronic systems to run public purchasing — from publishing notices and distributing documents to receiving and evaluating bids online. It is now the standard way public bodies conduct procurement.
En savoir plus →The ESPD (European Single Procurement Document) is a standardised self-declaration form that suppliers submit to confirm they meet a tender's eligibility and selection criteria. It lets bidders declare compliance up front instead of providing all supporting evidence at bid time.
En savoir plus →A framework agreement is a contract between one or more buyers and one or more suppliers that sets the terms for future purchases over a set period. Rather than awarding a single job, it establishes who may supply and on what terms, with specific orders ('call-offs') placed later.
En savoir plus →An open procedure is a procurement process in which any interested supplier may submit a full bid in response to the published notice. There is no pre-selection stage — evaluation is done on the tenders received.
En savoir plus →A restricted procedure is a two-stage process: suppliers first apply to be shortlisted based on selection criteria, and only those invited may submit a full tender. It limits the number of bidders the authority evaluates in detail.
En savoir plus →TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) is the EU's official online journal for public procurement notices. It publishes higher-value tenders from across member states in a single place, making it the primary source for large, cross-border contract opportunities.
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