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Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

    1. CHAPTER I Scope and definitions

      1. Section 1 Subject-matter and definitions

        1. Article 1.Subject-matter and scope

        2. Article 2.Definitions

        3. Article 3.Mixed procurement

      2. Section 2 Thresholds

        1. Article 4.Threshold amounts

        2. Article 5.Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement

        3. Article 6.Revision of the thresholds and of the list of central government authorities

      3. Section 3 Exclusions

        1. Article 7.Contracts in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors

        2. Article 8.Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications

        3. Article 9.Public contracts awarded and design contests organised pursuant to international rules

        4. Article 10.Specific exclusions for service contracts

        5. Article 11.Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right

        6. Article 12.Public contracts between entities within the public sector

      4. Section 4 Specific situations

        1. Subsection 1 Subsidised contracts and research and development services

          1. Article 13.Contracts subsidised by contracting authorities

          2. Article 14.Research and development services

        2. Subsection 2 Procurement involving defence or security aspects

          1. Article 15.Defence and security

          2. Article 16.Mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects

          3. Article 17.Public contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules

    2. CHAPTER II General rules

      1. Article 18.Principles of procurement

      2. Article 19.Economic operators

      3. Article 20.Reserved contracts

      4. Article 21.Confidentiality

      5. Article 22.Rules applicable to communication

      6. Article 23.Nomenclatures

      7. Article 24.Conflicts of interest

  3. TITLE II RULES ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS

    1. CHAPTER I Procedures

      1. Article 25.Conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements

      2. Article 26.Choice of procedures

      3. Article 27.Open procedure

      4. Article 28.Restricted procedure

      5. Article 29.Competitive procedure with negotiation

      6. Article 30.Competitive dialogue

      7. Article 31.Innovation partnership

      8. Article 32.Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication

    2. CHAPTER II Techniques and instruments for electronic and aggregated procurement

      1. Article 33.Framework agreements

      2. Article 34.Dynamic purchasing systems

      3. Article 35.Electronic auctions

      4. Article 36.Electronic catalogues

      5. Article 37.Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies

      6. Article 38.Occasional joint procurement

      7. Article 39.Procurement involving contracting authorities from different Member States

    3. CHAPTER III Conduct of the procedure

      1. Section 1 Preparation

        1. Article 40.Preliminary market consultations

        2. Article 41.Prior involvement of candidates or tenderers

        3. Article 42.Technical specifications

        4. Article 43.Labels

        5. Article 44.Test reports, certification and other means of proof

        6. Article 45.Variants

        7. Article 46.Division of contracts into lots

        8. Article 47.Setting time limits

      2. Section 2 Publication and transparency

        1. Article 48.Prior information notices

        2. Article 49.Contract notices

        3. Article 50.Contract award notices

        4. Article 51.Form and manner of publication of notices

        5. Article 52.Publication at national level

        6. Article 53.Electronic availability of procurement documents

        7. Article 54.Invitations to candidates

        8. Article 55.Informing candidates and tenderers

      3. Section 3 Choice of participants and award of contracts

        1. Article 56.General principles

        2. Subsection 1 Criteria for qualitative selection

          1. Article 57.Exclusion grounds

          2. Article 58.Selection criteria

          3. Article 59.European Single Procurement Document

          4. Article 60.Means of proof

          5. Article 61.Online repository of certificates (e-Certis)

          6. Article 62.Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards

          7. Article 63.Reliance on the capacities of other entities

          8. Article 64.Official lists of approved economic operators and certification by bodies established under public or private law

        3. Subsection 2 Reduction of numbers of candidates, tenders and solutions

          1. Article 65.Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate

          2. Article 66.Reduction of the number of tenders and solutions

        4. Subsection 3 Award of the contract

          1. Article 67.Contract award criteria

          2. Article 68.Life-cycle costing

          3. Article 69.Abnormally low tenders

    4. CHAPTER IV Contract performance

      1. Article 70.Conditions for performance of contracts

      2. Article 71.Subcontracting

      3. Article 72.Modification of contracts during their term

      4. Article 73.Termination of contracts

  4. TITLE III PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT REGIMES

    1. CHAPTER I Social and other specific services

      1. Article 74.Award of contracts for social and other specific services

      2. Article 75.Publication of notices

      3. Article 76.Principles of awarding contracts

      4. Article 77.Reserved contracts for certain services

    2. CHAPTER II Rules governing design contests

      1. Article 78.Scope

      2. Article 79.Notices

      3. Article 80.Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants

      4. Article 81.Composition of the jury

      5. Article 82.Decisions of the jury

  5. TITLE IV GOVERNANCE

    1. Article 83.Enforcement

    2. Article 84.Individual reports on procedures for the award of contracts

    3. Article 85.National reporting and statistical information

    4. Article 86.Administrative cooperation

  6. TITLE V DELEGATED POWERS, IMPLEMENTING POWERS AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 87.Exercise of the delegation

    2. Article 88.Urgency procedure

    3. Article 89.Committee procedure

    4. Article 90.Transposition and transitional provisions

    5. Article 91.Repeals

    6. Article 92.Review

    7. Article 93.Entry into force

    8. Article 94.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

      1. BELGIUM

      2. BULGARIA

      3. CZECH REPUBLIC

      4. DENMARK

      5. GERMANY

      6. ESTONIA

      7. IRELAND

      8. GREECE

      9. SPAIN

      10. FRANCE

        1. 1. Ministries

        2. 2. Institutions, independent authorities and jurisdictions

        3. 3. National public establishments

        4. 4. Other national public bodies

      11. CROATIA

      12. ITALY

      13. CYPRUS

      14. LATVIA

      15. LITHUANIA

      16. LUXEMBOURG

      17. HUNGARY

      18. MALTA

      19. NETHERLANDS

      20. AUSTRIA

      21. POLAND

      22. PORTUGAL

      23. ROMANIA

      24. SLOVENIA

      25. SLOVAKIA

      26. FINLAND

      27. SWEDEN

        1. A

        2. B

        3. C

        4. D

        5. E

        6. F

        7. G

        8. H

        9. I

        10. J

        11. K

        12. L

        13. M

        14. N

        15. O

        16. P

        17. R

        18. S

        19. T

        20. U

        21. V

        22. Å

        23. Ö

      28. UNITED KINGDOM

    2. ANNEX II

      LIST OF THE ACTIVITIES REFERRED TO IN POINT (6)(a) OF ARTICLE 2(1)

      1. In the event of any difference of interpretation between the...

      2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on...

    3. ANNEX III

      LIST OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(b) WITH REGARD TO CONTRACTS AWARDED BY CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE

      1. The only text applicable for the purposes of this Directive...

      2. Chapter 25: Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime...

    4. ANNEX IV

      REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TOOLS AND DEVICES FOR THE ELECTRONIC RECEIPT OF TENDERS, REQUESTS FOR PARTICIPATION AS WELL AS PLANS AND PROJECTS IN DESIGN CONTESTS

      1. Tools and devices for the electronic receipt of tenders, requests...

      2. the exact time and date of the receipt of tenders,...

    5. ANNEX V

      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN NOTICES

      1. PART A Information to be included in notices of the publication of...

      2. PART B Information to be included in prior information notices (as referred to in Article 48) I. Information to be...

        1. I. Information to be included in all cases

        2. II. Additional information to be supplied where the notice is used...

      3. PART C Information to be included in contract notices (as referred to in Article 49) Name, identification number (where...

      4. PART D Information to be included in contract award notices (as referred to in Article 50) Name, identification number (where...

      5. PART E Information to be included in design contest notices (as referred to in Article 79(1)) Name, identification number (where...

      6. PART F Information to be included in notices of the results of...(as referred to in Article 79(2)) Name, identification number (where...

      7. PART G Information to be included in notices of modifications of a...(as referred to in Article 72(1)) Name, identification number (where...

      8. PART H Information to be included in contract notices concerning contracts for...(as referred to in Article 75(1)) Name, identification number (where...

      9. PART I Information to be included in prior information notices for social...(as referred to in Article 75(1)) Name, identification number (where...

      10. PART J Information to be included in contract award notices concerning contracts...(as referred to in Article 75(2)) Name, identification number (where...

    6. ANNEX VI

      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS

      1. Where contracting authorities have decided to hold an electronic auction,...

      2. the features, the values for which will be the subject...

    7. ANNEX VII

      DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

      1. For the purposes of this Directive:

      2. ‘technical specification’ means one of the following: in the case...

    8. ANNEX VIII

      FEATURES CONCERNING PUBLICATION

      1. 1. Publication of notices

      2. 2. Publication of complementary or additional information

      3. 3. Format and procedures for sending notices electronically

    9. ANNEX IX

      CONTENTS OF THE INVITATIONS TO SUBMIT A TENDER, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIALOGUE OR TO CONFIRM INTEREST PROVIDED FOR UNDER ARTICLE 54

      1. 1. The invitation to submit a tender or to participate in...

      2. 2. When a call for competition is made by means of...

    10. ANNEX X

      LIST OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18(2)

      1. ILO Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and the Protection...

    11. ANNEX XI

      REGISTERS

      1. The relevant professional and trade registers and corresponding declarations and...

      2. in Belgium the ‘Registre du Commerce’/‘Handelsregister’, and, in the case...

    12. ANNEX XII

      MEANS OF PROOF OF SELECTION CRITERIA

      1. Part I: Economic and financial standing

      2. Part II: Technical ability

    13. ANNEX XIII

      LIST OF UNION LEGAL ACTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 68(3)

      1. Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council....

    14. ANNEX XIV

    15. ANNEX XV

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