Abstract This study investigates the effects of procurement tools to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public contracts by analysing contract awards for works published on Tenders Electronic Daily 2018–2022. Focusing dividing into smaller lots, a key feature 2014 EU modernised framework, this study’s findings reveal that splitting might not necessarily attract SMEs bid but increases their chances winning such contracts. Other factors, as using open unrestricted bidding...

The efficiency of public resource use and its strategic framework with respect to sustainable procurement policies, such as the most economically advantageous tender (hereafter MEAT), has become an important topic nowadays. Therefore, study examines determinants savings creation within MEAT in Central European countries. It uses a dataset published Tenders Electronic Daily database 2017–2018 about contract award notices carries out generalized linear model MEAT. findings suggest that when...

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This paper aims to examine the impact of inclusion sustainability aspects in evaluation criteria public tenders on performance small and medium-sized enterprises procurement market Visegrad Countries. Using data more than 30,000 contract award notices from Tenders Electronic Daily, we found a positive effect SMEs bidding. However, even though won three-quarters all contracts dataset, they obtained just over half total financial value contracts.

Government expenditures on acquiring services, goods, and work through public procurement represent a substantial proportion of the EU’s GDP. Competitive transparent tendering procedures are generally believed to promote achieving primary goals procurement: maximising value for money reducing corruption. However, during crisis, rules allow temporary departure from transparency standards toward fast more discretionary justified by force majeure, possibly restricting competitiveness...

This article aims to investigate the factors influencing success of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement Visegrad Group Countries. According European Union, tools such as division contracts into smaller lots or evaluation tenders based on most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) increase chances SME’s winning procurement. In particular, MEAT rather than lowest price is a tool favoring SMEs, it boosts their innovative potential, which creates preconditions for...

Awarding public contracts using evaluation criteria that consider price and quality (MEAT) rather than the lowest allows contracting authorities to pursue broader societal goals, thereby maximising potential of value for money. This becomes even more important when procuring funded by European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF), which aim promote environmental sustainability, encourage innovations, support small medium-sized enterprises. Despite this, there is a limited understanding how...

Public procurement accounts in developed countries for about 20% of gross domestic product, thus is seen as a policy implementation tool. During COVD-19 outbreak, public served basic tool equipping institutions and citizens with medical supplies, ventilators, personal protective equipment. We use data on European during first wave COVID-19 pandemic, aim to study transparency competition process ongoing state emergency. Quantitative analysis the indicates, that less transparent procedures...