22 Amendments of Nicola DANTI related to 2017/2278(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas public procurement involves the spending of a considerable amount of taxpayers’ money, meaning that taxpayers expect this procurement to be carried out with transparency and integrity in the most efficient way, in terms of both costs and quality delivered, in order to provide quality goods and services to citizens;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that public procurement markets in third countries are often de jure and/or de facto closed to EU bidders; recalls that the Commission estimates that more than half of the global procurement market is currently closed to free international competition owing to protectionist measures, which are globally on a rise, while approximately EUR 352 billion in value of EU public procurement is open to bidders from member countries of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)1 ; Recalls that the reciprocity principle in public procurement should be respected and implemented by third countries and our trading partners to ensure that European companies get similar market access as our competitors enjoy in the EU market; Points out that a level-playing field could be restored with the approval of the international procurement instrument; Calls on the Council to unlock the current stalemate with regard to this instrument and calls for a rapid adoption; __________________ 1 Amended IPI proposal (2016).
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas public procurement may be a useful tool in the service of a stronger single market, social inclusion, the fight against social and environmental dumping, and for the growth of EU companies and jobs in the Union;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that an annex on government procurement should be included in each future trade agreement with a view to maximising the participation of European companies in foreign tenders and promoting the application of social and environmental criteria, including gender equality criteria in awarding public procurement contracts; Regrets in this regard that 55% of procurement procedures still use the lowest price as the only award criterion instead of MEAT (most economically advantageous tenders);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that high quality public services depend on modern, transparent and efficient public procurement processes; Recalls therefore that public procurement should be used in a more strategic manner, to obtain better value for each euro of public money spent and to contribute to sustainable growth and jobs and to a more innovative, inclusive economy;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is of crucial importance that suppliers trust that the Union’s public procurement systems offer simple and accessible, digital procedures, full transparency, integrity and security of data;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that one of the six priority areas for the Commission’s action in the field of public procurement is the improvement of access to procurement markets; stresses that improving access to public procurement markets in third countries, including at the sub-national level, constitutes a strong offensive interest for the EU in trade negotiations on public procurement, given that many EU companies are highly competitive in various sectors; recalls that improved market access to third-country publictrade agreements should be used as a lever to improve access to non-EU procurement markets, and that improved market access, enhanced rules for transparent procurement procedures and innovative, green and social procurement, should be key elements for any trade agreement to be concluded by the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that any strategy to open up public procurement markets in third countries should take into account the specific needs of SMEs to facilitate their access to markets, as access to third- country public procurement markets can be particularly difficult for them; Notes that cooperation to procure together and to promote joint cross-border public procurement could be helpful in this regard; Calls on the Commission to encourage SMEs-friendly procurement procedures (including cross-border initiatives and tenders division into lots) to be included in trade agreements.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that procurement procedures are often associated with complex rules and unnecessary administrative burden; Urges Member States to boost digital transformation and the use of digital technologies of procurement processes, to simplify and accelerate procurement procedures; Stresses that improving procurement skills at all stages of the procurement process, including e-skills, is of vital importance and together with enhanced transparency and openness, can contribute to fighting collusion and eliminating cases of misconduct;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to finalise swiftly the Guidance on Public Procurement of Innovation and the Guide on socially responsible public procurement, in order to facilitate the implementation of the respective legal provisions in the Member States and especially the use of the most economically advantageous tender as the main award criterion; in this regard, calls on the Commission to clarify that this does not mean the lowest price;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to better organise the guides and other tools developed to help Member States with the implementation of the public procurement framework, in a more accessible and user- friendly way that offers a good overview to practitioners, while also paying attention to the languages available;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to use public procurement strategically in order to promote a sustainable, circular and socially responsible economy, as well as employment, innovation, SME and social economy enterprises growth and competition; underlines that this requires Member States to systematically signal such policies at the highest level and support, to this end, procurers and practitioners in the public administration;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. While acknowledging that in some cases the low price reflects innovative solutions and efficient management, is Is concerned about the excessive use of the lowest price as an award criterion in a number of Member States and that no special attention is paid to quality, sustainability, social inclusion or innovation; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse the reason behind this situation; and stresses the need to apply the criterion of the most economically advantageous tender as the main criterion of reference;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Underlines the importance of establishing a transparent dialogue with civil society, including trade unions and representatives of disabled people, with the aim of creating better analytical tools to develop policies that correspond to the real needs of society;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that the Union public procurement legislative framework obliges Member States to ensure that contractors and subcontractors fully comply with the environmental, social and labour law provisions which apply at the place where the works are executed, services provided or goods produced or supplied, as set out in the applicable international conventions, in Union and national law as well as in collective agreements concluded in accordance with national law and practices; calls on the Commission to guarantee that this obligation is fulfilled by Member States in the transposition and application of the 2014 directives and to facilitate the exchange of best practices in this area;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that the Member States underuse the possibilities offered by public procurement to adopt social criteria and measures as strategic instruments to promote sustainable social policy objectives;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on Member States to introduce systems of joint and several liability for the subcontracting chains in public procurements; asks the Commission to propose the introduction of such a system in the European Union public procurement legislative framework, at least with regard to the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with environmental, social and labour law provisions;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the voluntary ex-ante assessment of procurement aspects for large infrastructure projects, as proposed by the Commission, and calls on the latter to focus on the operation of the helpdesk as a priority, while fully respecting confidentiality; suggests that awarding a label of attestation of conformity to the contracting authority would make this voluntary ex ante evaluation more attractive;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that all Member States should be in a position to provide all necessary data on public procurement implementation, including data on tenders, procedures and contracts and statistical information, also in order to enable the Commission to assess the single market on procurement;
Amendment 121 #
27. Regrets that SMEs and social economy enterprises are still facing difficulties in accessing public procurement, and calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of the measures provided by the 2014 directives and to come forward with new solutions if necessary;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines that both procurers and suppliers need to be adequately trained especially in the use of social and environmental criteria, in order to work efficiently at all procurement stages, and that attention must be given to all levels of public administration as regards professionalisation;