Public procurement amendments

2022-12-02T18:11:00
Portugal

Decree-Law 78/2022 of November 7 amends several public procurement regimes, including the Public Procurement Code

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December 2, 2022

Key aspects

- Amends the direct award, negotiation and competitive dialogue procedure regimes

- Establishes a new basis for excluding bids

- Establishes new requirements for submitting bids: labor costs and employees allocated to concession contracts and acquisition of services agreements

- Amends the mechanism for rectifying irregularities of form

- Amends the supplementary work and warranty period regime

- Extends the scope of application of the design-build public works contract regime

- Clarifies the preferred model for contracting local economic operators, as well as environmental and sustainability factors

- Extends the time limit for special measures

 

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December 2, 2022