1 Amendments of Carlos COELHO related to 2014/2158(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission, when conducting public procurement procedures through its Directorates- General and Implementing Agencies, to award more low-value contracts and contracts above EUR 193 000, rather than almost exclusively using framework contracts, which constitute a barrier to opening the public procurement market to European SMEs as they only benefit large companies and consortiums located close to the decision-making centres.