Einde inhoudsopgave
Agreement on Government Procurement
Article VII Notices
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 06-04-2014
- Bronpublicatie:
30-03-2012, Trb. 2013, 76 (uitgifte: 07-05-2013, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
06-04-2014
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
26-11-2014, Trb. 2014, 202 (uitgifte: 26-11-2014, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Aanbestedingsrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen
1. Notice of Intended Procurement
For each covered procurement, a procuring entity shall publish a notice of intended procurement in the appropriate paper or electronic medium listed in Appendix III, except in the circumstances described in Article XIII. Such medium shall be widely disseminated and such notices shall remain readily accessible to the public, at least until expiration of the time-period indicated in the notice. The notices shall:
- a)
for procuring entities covered under Annex 1, be accessible by electronic means free of charge through a single point of access, for at least any minimum period of time specified in Appendix III; and
- b)
for procuring entities covered under Annex 2 or 3, where accessible by electronic means, be provided, at least, through links in a gateway electronic site that is accessible free of charge.
Parties, including their procuring entities covered under Annex 2 or 3, are encouraged to publish their notices by electronic means free of charge through a single point of access.
2.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each notice of intended procurement shall include:
- a)
the name and address of the procuring entity and other information necessary to contact the procuring entity and obtain all relevant documents relating to the procurement, and their cost and terms of payment, if any;
- b)
a description of the procurement, including the nature and the quantity of the goods or services to be procured or, where the quantity is not known, the estimated quantity;
- c)
for recurring contracts, an estimate, if possible, of the timing of subsequent notices of intended procurement;
- d)
a description of any options;
- e)
the time-frame for delivery of goods or services or the duration of the contract;
- f)
the procurement method that will be used and whether it will involve negotiation or electronic auction;
- g)
where applicable, the address and any final date for the submission of requests for participation in the procurement;
- h)
the address and the final date for the submission of tenders;
- i)
the language or languages in which tenders or requests for participation may be submitted, if they may be submitted in a language other than an official language of the Party of the procuring entity;
- j)
a list and brief description of any conditions for participation of suppliers, including any requirements for specific documents or certifications to be provided by suppliers in connection therewith, unless such requirements are included in tender documentation that is made available to all interested suppliers at the same time as the notice of intended procurement;
- k)
where, pursuant to Article IX, a procuring entity intends to select a limited number of qualified suppliers to be invited to tender, the criteria that will be used to select them and, where applicable, any limitation on the number of suppliers that will be permitted to tender; and
- l)
an indication that the procurement is covered by this Agreement.
3. Summary Notice
For each case of intended procurement, a procuring entity shall publish a summary notice that is readily accessible, at the same time as the publication of the notice of intended procurement, in one of the WTO languages. The summary notice shall contain at least the following information:
- a)
the subject-matter of the procurement;
- b)
the final date for the submission of tenders or, where applicable, any final date for the submission of requests for participation in the procurement or for inclusion on a multi-use list; and
- c)
the address from which documents relating to the procurement may be requested.
4. Notice of Planned Procurement
Procuring entities are encouraged to publish in the appropriate paper or electronic medium listed in Appendix III as early as possible in each fiscal year a notice regarding their future procurement plans (hereinafter referred to as ‘notice of planned procurement’). The notice of planned procurement should include the subject-matter of the procurement and the planned date of the publication of the notice of intended procurement.
5.
A procuring entity covered under Annex 2 or 3 may use a notice of planned procurement as a notice of intended procurement provided that the notice of planned procurement includes as much of the information referred to in paragraph 2 as is available to the entity and a statement that interested suppliers should express their interest in the procurement to the procuring entity.