Legal support

Especially for contracting authorities, 'Innovation Public Procurement' (IPP) raises several doubts of a legal nature, particularly with regard to the legal conformity of the adopted procedure, its compliance with the Public Procurement Code and other complementary legislation with the respective procedures.
Within this context, this legal service aims to contribute toward clarifying doubts and consequently to a better legal training of those who intend to launch a procedure to contract innovative solutions.

Description

The service to be provided includes answering specific questions from contracting authorities, disseminating best practices with legal, national, and international outlines, disseminating guides and documents with frequently asked questions, carrying out specialised training, participation in a discussion forum on this exciting topic of ‘Innovation Public Procurement’. However, the service does not cover the legal assessment of specific cases, namely in the preparation of procedural documents and in the preparation of opinions to assist the panel, since such support in specific situations may constitute unlawful prosecution.

Benefits

  • The Public Purchaser's increased capacity building in legal knowledge, allowing for increased legal certainty and confidence in IPP;
  • Integration into a practical knowledge-sharing community;
  • Permanent support, through digital media;
  • Access to support material for the provided legal support, namely through FAQs.

Characteristics

Upon prior registration as a client:

  • Answers to legal questions about IPP;
  • Specialist legal advice;
  • Assessment of training needs;
  • Access to theme-based training in the area of IPP;
  • Interaction with a knowledge base through participation in a community created ad hoc.

What does the service cover?

  • Legal support for the choice of procedures and outlining the essential aspects of the procedural documents;
  • Provision of IPP legal information;
  • IPP legal training courses.

How we work

  • We seek to clarify existing legal doubts;
  • We seek to outline and disseminate IPP best practices and share knowledge.
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