Course : Public procurement news

Public procurement news




This course presents recent legal developments and the latest regulatory and jurisprudential news concerning public procurement contracts.


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This course presents recent legal developments and the latest regulatory and jurisprudential news concerning public procurement contracts.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Decipher legislative and regulatory developments in public procurement contracts
Take stock of the latest case law developments
Implement the new procedures for awarding and executing a contract
Gain insight into the new measures relating to the offence of favouritism and corruption

Intended audience
Professionals responsible for the application of the French Public Procurement Code.

Prerequisites
No specific knowledge.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Theoretical aspects, practical exercises, exchanges and case studies.

Course schedule

1
Changes in terms of awarding contracts

  • The new advertising thresholds.
  • The new procedures for awarding contracts.
  • Defining needs: sourcing.
  • The latest obligations relating to dematerialisation.

2
Changes relating to the contractual structure of a contract

  • Changes to the rules for allocating a contract: the case of variable bids.
  • The different types of contracts: ordinary contracts, contracts based on purchase orders, contracts based on tranches, etc.
  • Changes to the rules concerning a contract's documents: the ESPD.
  • Changes in the obligations of buyers and candidates in terms of contractualisation.
  • The new bid selection criteria.

3
Developments in terms of the completion of the procurement contract procedure

  • Bid analysis techniques.
  • The specific case of abnormally low bids.
  • Regularising irregular bids.
  • Notification obligations of a contract.
  • Legal rules for archiving a contract.
  • Focus: new contract modification cases.

4
News relating to the execution of a contract

  • Service verification operations.
  • Financial settlement of a contract: advance, payment on account, balance, etc.
  • Payment of subcontractors.
  • Rules relating to payment time limits and default interest.
  • Changes in regulations concerning pre-contractual referrals, contractual referrals and suspension.
  • The new measures relating to the offences of favouritism and corruption.
  • Focus: the possibility of prohibiting subcontracting.