Press Release: Public procurement: Standard forms to improve contract notices

The European Commission adopted a Directive, on 13 September 2001, imposing, from 1st May 2002, the use of standard forms in contract notices published in the EU's Official Journal in accordance with the EU's Directives requiring open and competitive public procurement procedures. The mandatory use of these forms will improve the quality of published notices, thus favouring openness, efficiency and transparency, and facilitate electronic procurement. In particular, use of these forms will make it easier for potential suppliers to use automatic search tools to find procurement notices of most interest and relevance to them. Moreover, for purchasing entities, the standard forms will simplify and cut the cost of compliance with EU procurement rules. European public procurement markets are together worth more than €1,000 billion every year across the EU.

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