FAQ'S Public Procurement

It is the act of acquiring goods and services by the State and other Public Entities, necessary for their operation.

Acquisition of services, public works contracts, leasing or acquisition of movable property, concession of public works and concession of public services.

Competition, Transparency and Equality.

• Direct Adjustment;
• Public Tender;
• Prior Consultation;
• Limited Tender by Prior Qualification;
• Negotiation Procedure;
• Competitive Dialogue;
• Partnership for Innovation;

Direct Adjustment is the procedure in which the Public Entity directly invites one or more economic operators of its choice to present a proposal.

In the Direct Adjustment procedure under the General Regime, the limit value is €20,000 and in the Simplified Regime, the limit value is €5,000.

In the Direct Adjustment procedure under the General Regime, the limit value is €30,000 and in the Simplified Regime, the limit value is €10,000.

Prior Consultation is the procedure in which the Public Authority directly invites at least three economic operators of its choice to present a proposal, and may agree with them on aspects of the execution of the contract to be signed.

In the Prior Consultation, the limit for the acquisition of goods and services is €75,000.

In the Prior Consultation, the limit value for public works and contracts is €150,000.

Public Tender is the Public Procurement procedure open to competition, which allows any economic operator to submit a proposal where it presents the conditions and values of its services or products.

The Urgent Public Tender procedure is an exceptional process with different rules from the General Regime Public Tender and should therefore only be used in cases of real urgency.

In the Public Tender, the limit for the acquisition of goods or services is €21,000 for public entities. The limit for the State is €139,000.

In the Public Tender, the limit value for public works and contracts is €5,350,000.

Limited Tender by Prior Qualification is a two-phase procedure (qualification and award), through which it is verified whether the economic operators meet the minimum requirements of technical and financial capacity, defined by the Public Entity, and only the economic operators admitted in the first phase may submit a proposal.

When there is a need to verify the technical and financial capacity of the economic operator.

The limit values for the Pre-Qualification Procedure are the same as for the Public Tender.

The Negotiation Procedure is divided into two phases, a phase for verifying the technical and financial capabilities of the economic operator and a negotiation phase that allows economic operators to improve the attributes of their proposal.

The Competitive Dialogue is divided into two phases: a qualification phase and a phase for presenting solutions and dialoguing with qualified economic operators. In this procedure, the terms of reference are only drawn up after all phases have been completed.

When Public Entities need to acquire goods or services with innovative solutions, they require, in specific circumstances, negotiation phases prior to the conclusion of the contract and when it is not possible to define technical specifications.

It is a procedure relating to the conclusion of research and development contracts.

The Partnership for Innovation procedure can be adopted when the Public Entity intends to purchase a good, a service or a work with certain characteristics that it cannot find on the market.

These are structures where public procurement procedures are published.

• Vortalgov;
• Acingov;
• Anogov;
• Saphetygov;
• Compras PT;

All public tenders are announced in the Official Gazette Online.

It is a document that contains all the rules of a procedure, from its beginning to the conclusion of the contract.

It is a document that defines the specifics of a procedure, including deadlines, technical requirements, among others.

• Tax regularity;
• Absence of debts to the State;
• Legally qualified for the public procurement process.

No Base Portal.

Timestamps guarantee the integrity, authenticity and authorship of a document and certify the date and time it was signed.

The deposit determines the guarantee of the conclusion of a contract as well as the fulfillment of all legal and contractual obligations.

The award concerns the selection and approval of the proposal that meets the requirements stipulated in the procedural documents.

The award criteria vary, but the most common are:

• Lowest price;
• Better quality-price ratio;

Qualifying documents are the documents required to participate in a procedure and sign a contract and certify that the economic operator complies with the requirements described in the procedure program and the Law.

• Declaration of Annex II of the Public Contracts Code;
• Documents proving that the applicant is in the situations provided for in paragraphs b), d), e) and h) of paragraph 1 of article 55;
• Other documents that may be required and that are not included in the procedure documents;

It is a document prepared by the procedure jury after analyzing the proposals and which proposes their ordering and exclusion.

It is the document prepared by the jury, in which it presents the economic operator that presented the most advantageous proposal and with which they intend to conclude the contract.

The base price is the maximum price that the Public Entity is willing to pay for the execution of the contract.

The Public Procurement rules set out in the Public Contracts Code apply to the following Entities (article 2, no. 1):

• State;
• Autonomous Regions;
• Local Authorities;
• Public Institutes;
• Independent Administrative Entities;
• Bank of Portugal;
• Public Foundations;
• Public Associations;

The digital certificate is an electronic tool that allows the identification of a person or entity in a given digital system, such as electronic public procurement platforms, by connecting it to the person's identification document or the entity's CNPJ.

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