PUBLIC CONTRACTS – COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE (DIRECTIVE 2014/24/EU) LEGAL, OPERATIONAL & MANAGERIAL ISSUES

Tutor
Anestis B. Lelidis

Professional Negotiator & Contracts Specialist

Note

Who should attend

• Lawyers / In-house Counsel.
• Special advisors who participate as external partners in the implementation of public contracts.
• Directors and members of Contracting and Procurement Divisions, as well as engineers – economists involved in the management of complex public contracts.

Note: The structure of the seminar is dedicated both for reskilling & upskilling (40% - 60% mix between them).

Course Objectives

• Competitive Dialogue & Decision-making process.
•      [a “tool” with many uses]
• Analysis of legal framework.
• Understanding the process of Competitive Dialogue.
• Analysis of key operational elements.
• Dialogue Phase: Optimization / Best Practices.
• Award of the contract.

Course Content
Point 1: Legal Issues

• Choice of tendering procedures / the case of bid rigging.
  [cherry picking: technical levelling & price signalling]
• Competitive Dialogue vs. Competitive procedure with negotiation (analysis of Directive 2014/24/EC provisions).
• Competitive Dialogue: The legal framework.

Point 2: Operational Issues

• Planning / Procurement Strategy.
   [project “scope” – market assessment – risk assessment]
  [driving innovation through procurement]
• Preparation / Competitive Dialogue Concept Map.
• Selection of candidates.
   [selection criteria vs. award criteria]

Point 3: Managerial Issues

• Preparing for dialogue.
   [communication channels / kick-off meeting]
• Conducting dialogue.
  [principles of equal treatment & transparency]
  [the management of “classified” information]
• Closing dialogue.
• Tender evaluation / selection of winning bidder.
   [clarified, specified and optimised/instead of fine-tuned]
• Actions after selection of winning bidder.
   [“negotiations”]

Duration: 3online sessions (3hours per session/14:00-17:00)

The conduct language is in Greek & the material is in English.