19 Amendments of Kaja KALLAS related to 2017/2278(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the correct implementation of public procurement may be a usefurules is a crucial tool in the service of a stronger single market and for the growth of EU companies and jobs in the Union;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is disappointed by the pace at which many Member States have transposed the 2014 directives in the area of public procurement, and by the many delays; deplores the fact that four Member States have still not completed transposition, and regrets the fact that the Commission had to initiate the infringement procedure for a small number ofs against some Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the next round of deadlines provided by the directives regarding electronic procurement and the transition of Member States to full e- procurement, including e-invoicing, underlines that given the size of the total procurement market in the EU, each 5% saved could return around €100 billion to the public purse if full e-procurement was implemented;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. AsksRecalls that the most efficient use of public funds needs to be ensured and public buyers need to be in a position to procure according to the highest standards of professionalism, asks therefore the Commission to better organise the guides and other tools developed to help Member States with the implementation of the public procurement framework, in a more user-friendly way that offers a good overview to practitioners, while also paying attention to the languages available; asks as well the Member States to improve the training and career management of procurement practitioners, including those working in SMEs, and to support the development and uptake of accessible IT tools which can simplify and improve the functioning of procurement systems;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Call on the Member States’ universities to consider developing further university courses in European public procurement law;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that many Member States have made provisions for accepting the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) and encourages its systematic applicationthe new Directives require contracting authorities to award public contracts on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT); underlines that it also clarifies that the assessment of the MEAT could also be carried out on the basis of either price or cost effectiveness only; encourages contracting authorities to apply other criteria than the price of or cost effectiveness only, including qualitative, environmental and/or social aspects;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. While acknowledging that in some cases the low price can reflects innovative solutions and efficient management, is concerned about the excessive use of the lowest price as an award criterion in a number of Member States and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse the reason behind this situation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that it is important for contracting authorities to consider the full life-cycle of products in their purchasing decisions, when appropriate, and calls on the Commission to assist in the development of methodologies to implement the concept of ‘life-cycle costing’;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that innovative, socio- economic and environmental considerations are legitimate award criteria in public procurement, but that contracting authorities can also pursue green, innovative or social goals through well- thought-out specifications and by allowing variant offers and recalls that such considerations must be applied in conformity with the basic principles of Union law, in particular with a view to ensuring equal treatment, in a way that does not discriminate directly or indirectly against economic operators and workers from other Member States;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that a qualitative assessment of bids requires skilled procurers, and calls on the Commission to assist Member States with the dissemination of evaluation methodologies and practices, particularly through the organisation of workshops and training courses;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for more Member States to use the advantages of central purchasing and aggregation of public purchasing, and notes that Central Purchasing Bodies can speed up dissemination of expertise, of best practices and of innovation, while at the same time being concerned by the fact that activities of Central Purchasing bodies may create a risk of market concentration and the development of monopolistic structures, as well as lead to the decreased participation of SMEs in public procurement markets;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the new partnership procedure will contribute to fostering innovation, welcomes in that regard that 17 innovation partnership procedures have been initiated to this date, and encourages contracting authorities to cooperate further with the market in order to develop innovative products, works or services which do not yet exist;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the voluntary ex-ante assessment of procurement aspects for large infrastructure projects, as proposed by the Commission, and calls on the latter to focus on the operation of the helpdesk as a priorityCommission to swiftly implement the helpdesk, the notification mechanism as well as the information exchange mechanism, while fully respecting confidentiality;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that e-procurement offers a range of important benefits such as significant savings for all parties, simplified and shortened processes, reductions in red-tape and administrative burdens, increased transparency, greater innovation as well as improved access of SMEs to public procurement markets;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Regrets that SMEs are still facing difficulties in accessing public procurement, and calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of the measures provided by the 2014 directives and to come forward with new solutions if necessary;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Asks the Commission to report to Parliament on the implementation on the ground of the “apply or explain” principle in article 46 of Directive 2014/24/EU which requires contracting authorities to provide an indication of the main reasons for their decision not to subdivide into lots and on the systematic explanation in the procurement documents or the individual report;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States to support SMEs’ participation in tenders, for example by mandatory division into lots and highlights that division of public procurement contracts into lots fosters competition in the market as well as avoids the risk of single-supplier dependency;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to analyse in particular the impediments to cross- border public procurement, such as those resulting from language barriers, and to propose solutions;