What changed, Directive 2014/25/EU

− (2) ‘works contracts’ means contracts having as their object one of the following:
− (a) the execution, or both the design and execution, of works related to one of the activities within the meaning of Annex I;
− (b) the execution, or both the design and execution, of a work;
− (c) the realisation by whatever means of a work corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting entity exercising a decisive influence on the type or design of the work;
− (10) ‘centralised purchasing activities’ means activities conducted on a permanent basis, in one of the following forms:
− (a) the acquisition of supplies and/or services intended for contracting entities,
− (b) the award of contracts or the conclusion of framework agreements for works, supplies or services intended for contracting entities;
− (11) ‘ancillary purchasing activities’ means activities consisting in the provision of support to purchasing activities, in particular in the following forms:
− (a) technical infrastructure enabling contracting entities to award public contracts or to conclude framework agreements for works, supplies or services;
− (b) advice on the conduct or design of procurement procedures;
− (c) preparation and management of procurement procedures on behalf and for the account of the contracting entity concerned;
− (12) ‘central purchasing body’ means a contracting entity within the meaning of Article 4(1) of this Directive or a contracting authority within the meaning of point 1 of Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU providing centralised purchasing activities and, possibly, ancillary purchasing activities.
− Procurement carried out by a central purchasing body in order to perform centralised purchasing activities shall be deemed to be procurement for the pursuit of an activity as described in Articles 8 to 14. Article 18 shall not apply to procurement carried out by a central purchasing body in order to…
− (c) ‘other services than postal services’ means services provided in the following areas:
− (i) mail service management services (services both preceding and subsequent to despatch, including mailroom management services);
− (ii) services concerning postal items not included in point (a), such as direct mail bearing no address.
− (a) ►M2 EUR 443 000 ** ◄ ** for supply and service contracts as well as for design contests;
− (b) ►M2 EUR 5 548 000 ** ◄ ** for works contracts;
− (c) any of the following legal services:
− (i) legal representation of a client by a lawyer within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 77/249/EEC (3) in:
− — an arbitration or conciliation held in a Member State, a third country or before an international arbitration or conciliation instance; or
− — judicial proceedings before the courts, tribunals or public authorities of a Member State or a third country or before international courts, tribunals or institutions;
− (ii) legal advice given in preparation of any of the proceedings referred to in point (i) of this point or where there is a tangible indication and high probability that the matter to which the advice relates will become the subject of such proceedings, provided that the advice is given by a lawyer …
− (iii) document certification and authentication services which must be provided by notaries;
− (iv) legal services provided by trustees or appointed guardians or other legal services the providers of which are designated by a court or tribunal in the Member State concerned or are designated by law to carry out specific tasks under the supervision of such tribunals or courts;
− (v) other legal services which in the Member State concerned are connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of official authority;
− (b) to contracts awarded by contracting entities themselves being active in the energy sector by being engaged in an activity referred to in Article 8(1), Article 9(1) or Article 14 for the supply:
− (i) of energy;
− (ii) of fuels for the production of energy.
− (c) where Member States, or contracting entities acting within an overall framework established by the Member State concerned, conclude that the level of risks, assessed under point (b) of this paragraph, is such that advanced electronic signatures as defined by Directive 1999/93/EC of the European …
+ (2) ‘works contracts’ means contracts having as their object one of the following: (a) the execution, or both the design and execution, of works related to one of the activities within the meaning of Annex I; (b) the execution, or both the design and execution, of a work; (c) the realisation by what…
+ (10) ‘centralised purchasing activities’ means activities conducted on a permanent basis, in one of the following forms: (a) the acquisition of supplies and/or services intended for contracting entities, (b) the award of contracts or the conclusion of framework agreements for works, supplies or serv…
+ (11) ‘ancillary purchasing activities’ means activities consisting in the provision of support to purchasing activities, in particular in the following forms: (a) technical infrastructure enabling contracting entities to award public contracts or to conclude framework agreements for works, supplies …
+ (12) ‘central purchasing body’ means a contracting entity within the meaning of Article 4(1) of this Directive or a contracting authority within the meaning of point 1 of Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU providing centralised purchasing activities and, possibly, ancillary purchasing activities. …
+ (c) ‘other services than postal services’ means services provided in the following areas: (i) mail service management services (services both preceding and subsequent to despatch, including mailroom management services); (ii) services concerning postal items not included in point (a), such as direct…
+ (a) ►M3 EUR 428 000 ** ◄ ** for supply and service contracts as well as for design contests;
+ (b) ►M3 EUR 5 350 000 ** ◄ ** for works contracts;
+ (c) any of the following legal services: (i) legal representation of a client by a lawyer within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 77/249/EEC (3) in: — an arbitration or conciliation held in a Member State, a third country or before an international arbitration or conciliation instance; …
+ (b) to contracts awarded by contracting entities themselves being active in the energy sector by being engaged in an activity referred to in Article 8(1), Article 9(1) or Article 14 for the supply: (i) of energy; (ii) of fuels for the production of energy.
+ (c) where Member States, or contracting entities acting within an overall framework established by the Member State concerned, conclude that the level of risks, assessed under point (b) of this paragraph, is such that advanced electronic signatures as defined by Directive 1999/93/EC of the European …
+ (a) where no tenders or no suitable tenders or no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to a procedure with a prior call for competition, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered; A tender shall be con…
+ (c) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: (i) the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance; (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons; (iii) th…
+ (f) for new works or services consisting in the repetition of similar works or services assigned to the contractor to which the same contracting entities awarded an earlier contract, provided that such works or services conform to a basic project for which a first contract was awarded according to a…
+ (a) costs, borne by the contracting entity or other users, such as: (i) costs relating to acquisition, (ii) costs of use, such as consumption of energy and other resources, (iii) maintenance costs, (iv) end of life costs, such as collection and recycling costs
+ (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor, irrespective of their value, that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement where a change of contractor: (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeab…
+ (c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting entity could not foresee; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;
+ (d) Where a new contractor replaces the one to which the contracting entity had initially awarded the contract as a consequence of either: (i) an unequivocal review clause or option in conformity with point (a), (ii) universal or partial succession into the position of the initial contractor, follow…
+ (1) ‘technical specification’ means one of the following: (a) in the case of service or supply contracts a specification in a document defining the required characteristics of a product or a service, such as quality levels, environmental and climate performance levels, design for all requirements (i…
+ (2) ‘standard’ means a technical specification, adopted by a recognised standardisation body, for repeated or continuous application, with which compliance is not compulsory, and which is one of the following: (a) ‘international standard’ means a standard adopted by an international standardisation …
+ (a) Notices referred to in Articles 67, 68, 69, 70, 92 and 96 shall be published by the Publications Office of the European Union or by the contracting entities in the event of a periodic indicative notice published on a buyer profile in accordance with Article 67(1). In addition, contracting entiti…
+ (b) indication of whether the suppliers may tender for some and/or all the products required. If, for works contracts, the work or the contract is subdivided into several lots, the order of size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all the lots;
+ (b) Indication of whether the suppliers may tender for some and/or all the products required. If, for works contracts, the work or the contract is subdivided into several lots, the order of size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all the lots;
+ (b) Indication of whether the suppliers may tender for some and/or all the products required. If, for works contracts, the work or the contract is subdivided into several lots, the order of size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all the lots;
+ (a) the final date for receipt of tenders, the address to which they are to be sent, and the language or languages in which they are to be drawn up; However, in the case of contracts awarded through a competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership, this information shall not appear in the invitat…
+ 3. As far as already known: (a) NUTS code for the main location of works in case of works or NUTS code for the main place of delivery or performance in case of supplies and services, (b) time-frame for delivery or provision of supplies, works or services and duration of the contract, (c) conditions …
+ 3. As far as already known: (a) NUTS code for the main location of works in case of works or NUTS code for the main place of delivery or performance in case of supplies and services, (b) time-frame for delivery or provision of supplies, works or services and duration of the contract, (c) conditions …