The proper conduct of procurement is related to how the actual needs of the contracting authority have been identified. The identification of needs is based on a detailed analysis of the problems existing in the contracting authority's field of activity and at the same time the opportunities for improving the current situation. It is the workshop message in public procurement involving contracting authorities and economic operators. The training was carried out within the project "Innovative Improvements in the Public Procurement System of the Republic of Moldova through Inclusion, Creativity and Law Enforcement Practices" funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Hanns Seidel - Republic of Moldova Foundation.

Ecaterine Meaun, a public procurement specialist, talked about the estimated value of the procurement contract, which is an economic concept and expresses the price for the purchase of products, services or works at a certain date in certain particular situations.

The basic procurement procedures are open tender and restricted bidding. The choice of award procedure is the exclusive responsibility of the contracting authority. These include small public procurement which, for the purposes of the law, is not a public procurement procedure, but a specific way of direct purchase of low-value goods, services, and works. Low-value public procurement is public procurement contracts planned and concluded by contracting authorities whose estimated value, excluding VAT, does not exceed: 80 000 lei for public procurement of goods and services, 100 000 lei for public works contracts.

"In making low-value public procurement, the contracting authority shall ensure the efficient use of financial resources, transparency, objectivity, and impartiality of the procurement process and public confidence in it. Low-value public procurement is carried out by the contracting authority on the basis of annual procurement plans or for emergencies as a result of unplanned needs or unpredictable events. Emergency reasons will be set by the working group through a report", explained Vadim Turcan, a public procurement specialist.

In conclusion, the workshop participants mentioned the qualification and selection criteria set by the contracting authority, which must have a clear link with the subject of the contract to be awarded and taking into account the capacities of the specific market to which the contract is addressed, in parallel with the need to ensure the conditions of effective competition for a procurement procedure.

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