Typical examples of Requests covered by the Service
- Is the Provision of Legal Service subject to the OJEU advertising rules?
- Can you tell me what could potentially happen if a member state makes a complaint
against a contract awarded by an organisation which did not follow the correct procedures?
- I was wondering how to classify a contract when buildings are being renovated
or upgraded. Would this be classed as a 'Works' or 'Services' contract and would
it be a service that would require an OJ notice to be published? Also, where authorities
are looking for tradesmen (e.g. plumbers, joiners, painters) would this be classified
as 'Works' or 'Services' and how tightly would aggregation be applied?
- Should the value of an advertising services contract be determined by including
the value of the advertising space in the newspaper?
- I'm trying to discover whether I need to follow the restricted procedure or
the Negotiated procedure. Can you tell me the primary differences between them?
Supplier innovation is likely to be an important differentiator between suppliers,
so I intend to send RFPs (requests for proposals) to my shortlist of suppliers.
Does that indicate that I should take one or other procedure?
- A contracting authority wishes to negotiate with a contractor for an extension
to a building that has just been completed and would like to retain the benefits
of continuity, warranties and guarantees on materials etc. Is this a justified "technical"
reason for negotiating?
- If a contracting authority awards a contract for work under the OJEU limit
(and therefore not published as a notice) and subsequently adds further works and
value to the contract which takes the overall value above the OJEU limit, does this
contravene OJEU regulations?
- We have a number of projects that are considered works and not services or
supplies. These are window replacements, roof repair/replacement and boiler and
distribution pipework replacement in school. The total estimated cost of all of
these does not exceed £3,000,000. Would these works be considered construction
or services or supplies? I am getting conflicting advice, as windows are a like
for like replacement and the cost of the supply of the materials is more than the
installation, this is supply. It has always been considered works or construction.
The same as roofs and heating etc.
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