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The president proposed the mandatory centralization of public procurement, the establishment of a network of at least 75 central contracting authorities, as well as 10,000. up to 30 thousand. increase the threshold for an unpublished low-value purchase.
The President also proposed that, in procurements in which bids are evaluated on the basis of price or cost-performance criteria, the contracting authority should always apply social and environmental criteria.
At that time, the Ministry of Economy and Innovation proposed in the conclusion to leave the possibility for city councils to make decisions independently on the convenience of centralizing acquisitions for up to 10,000. in the case of contracts worth EUR.
The Ministry also proposed maintaining the current legal framework, which imposes on all contracting authorities the obligation to buy through the electronic catalog of the central contracting authority if there are goods, services or works that meet their needs.
According to the Ministry, it would be convenient to contribute 15 thousand. the threshold for the contracting authority to carry out unprecedented low-value contracting, as well as the right of the Government to choose the centralization model and decide on the establishment of sectoral central contracting authorities.
The Ministry notes that there are currently a large number of contracting authorities in Lithuania that carry out at least one public procurement per year. contracting authorities.
Contracting authorities are also facing a shortage of qualified procurement professionals with the necessary skills and competencies.
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