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Draft report (2024/2103(INI)) 2025-04-11

Public procurement

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Amendment 361

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned that transparency and enforcement in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data, ongoing risks of abuses, fraud and corruption, bad working conditions, violation of health and safety requirements and violations of workers and trade union rights; recalls that favouritism, conflicts of interests, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient civilian and law-enforcement oversight , enforcement and sanctions mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting and fairness;

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Amendment 362

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; reiterates the importance of fighting corruption in public procurement; calls in this context for greater transparency, integrity and accountability of public spending; urges the Commission to make use of advanced digital tools and platforms to increase transparency and accountability in public procurement processes and deter corruption practices;

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Amendment 363

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned that transparency and enforcement in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data, ongoing risks of abuses, fraud and corruption, poor working conditions and violations of workers and trade union rights; recalls that favouritism, price-only selection criterion and insufficient oversight, enforcement and sanctions mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting and fairness;

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Amendment 364

Dóra Dávid

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Notes with concern that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that systemic favouritism, politically predetermined outcomes, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient independent oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting and distort market competition and raise costs to taxpayers;

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Amendment 365

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned that transparency, enforcement and ability to follow up compliance in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by greatly varied publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, ineffective or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight, enforcement and sanctions mechanisms undermine trust and fair market access in public contracting;

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Amendment 366

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria, insufficient oversight mechanisms and excessive involvement of EU-control mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

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Amendment 367

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned by the continued lack of transparency that typifies, in no small part, the field of public contracts. The problem is particularly noticeable in the persistently unsatisfactory publication rates of tender results, in the limited accessibility and interoperability of data relating to tendering procedures and in the presence of structural elements that could encourage maladministration;

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Amendment 368

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

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10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, unclear or biased selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing risks of abuses, fraud and corruption; recalls that favouritism, insufficient oversight, enforcement and sanctions mechanisms undermine trust in public contracting;

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Amendment 369

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

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10 a. Recognises the destructive capacity of criminal actors in public procurement; stresses that a tenderer whose sole competitive advantage is lower wages and inferior working conditions risks hampering technological and environmental development as well in procurement processes and in the single market;;insists on the need of greater transparency to allow full follow-up and control of the process and decisions but also to ensure that decision makers are hold accountable; stresses the need to introduce proper remedies to foster greater transparency and integrity such as digitalization of the public procurement process, integrity packs allowing civic oversight, recalls the importance of the whistleblowers protection. Stresses the need to adhere to the highest standards and to require the systematic blacklisting of companies involved in wrongdoing, on national and EU level using the EDES platform;

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Amendment 370

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

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10 a. regrets that the use of strategic public procurement has remained limited due to the lack of legal certainty provided for contracting authorities and their consequent fear of litigation and tendency to continue awarding contracts based on the lowest bid as pointed out in the ECA Special Report 28/2023;

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Amendment 371

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

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10 a. Regrets that the current public procurement framework does not mandatorily exclude public contractors for reasons such as competition distortion, conflict of interest or violations of the ILO’s core conventions on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;

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Amendment 372

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek, Virginie Joron, Elisabeth Dieringer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

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10 a. A fair balance between transparency and administrative efficiency should be taken into account when preparing the revision of the directives;

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Amendment 373

Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

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Amendment 374

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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calls for the systematic adoption of qualitative criteria, in other words the Most Economically Advantageous Tender, in tender procedures in order not to undermine wages and working conditions and to provide legal certainty for contracting authorities; notes further that many tenders, even if invited according to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender criterion, still appear to be tenders on the basis of the lowest price with aggressive discounting that could have an impact, in the long term, on the quality of the service provided: there is a duty to take action on this practice so that contracting authorities specifically check the sustainability of the financial offer according to clear procedures to pursue the public interest in the quality of the service; the tender result should be overturned when an adverse opinion with regard to trustworthiness concerns items that, given their overall relevance and impact, render the entire operation economically implausible and at risk from structural contents that cannot be relied on to ensure the proper fulfilment of the contract in pursuit of the public interest;

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Amendment 375

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public buyers continue to award primarily based on the lowest price criterion due to insufficient training and financial and human resources,; wishes that, procurement authorities consider additional factors such as environmental sustainability, quality jobs and collective bargaining, European preference and the Union’s resilience, innovation and quality-to-price ratio, to favour a public procurement based on quality opposed to suboptimal long-term outcomes and overall aligned with citizens’ interests and having a positive impact on the territory; stresses that this encourages unfair competition at the expense of quality, sustainability and social standards, which is especially dangerous in labour intensive sectors where staff costs make up a big share of the total operational costs;

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Amendment 376

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Deeply regrets that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion despite possibilities to use qualitative considerations such as innovative, environmental, social and ethical criteria under the current legislative framework; underlines that contracting authorities tend to disregard additional criteria because of a lack of legal certainty in their use; worries that this leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests; stresses that using the lowest-price criteria prevents taking into account operational costs and using life cycle costing, resulting in long term bad value for money for procuring authorities; believes that the revision of the public procurement Directives should clarify the notion of the “link-to-subject matter”;

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Amendment 377

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, and environmental and social considerations, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests, downward pressure on labour costs and collective bargaining, and subsequently also working conditions and wages for workers under public contracts; is worried that this situation is detrimental overall for the development of the internal market underpinning a competitive and fair social market economy;

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Amendment 378

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded in certain cases based on the lowest price criterion in the award process phase because additional factors have been considered in the selection criteria, technical specifications, references to standards and labels or conditions for the performance of the contract; Notes that, at present, public contracting authorities already have the option to consider factors such as innovation, sustainability, and social considerations, on a voluntary basis and depending on their decision, as explicitly permitted by the 2014 directives;

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Amendment 379

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests; warns that an overemphasis on short-term price based criteria in procurement undermines long-term sustainability and innovation, and may even pose security risks, particularly in sectors involving critical infrastructure or national security;

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Amendment 380

Gaetano Pedulla'

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests; stresses that the award criterion should be based on the most economically advantageous offer with calculation criteria that include the creation of quality jobs, the health and safety of workers, social and environmental sustainability;

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Amendment 381

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, which properly drives robust market competition and ensures fiscal discipline in government spending; restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests;

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Amendment 382

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, fair working conditions and wages through collective bargaining agreements, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests;

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Amendment 383

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors beyond price, such as European preference, resilience, sustainability, innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests;

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Amendment 384

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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Amendment 385

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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Amendment 386

Regina Doherty, Christian Doleschal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that the awarding of public contracts should seek to achieve value for money while promoting long-term economic benefits, including through ensuring that the implementation of the entire contract is evaluated on a value-for-money basis;

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Amendment 387

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Deplores the fact that, in certain sectors, public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests;

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Amendment 388

Virginie Joron, Elisabeth Dieringer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Deplores the fact that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement authorities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which leads to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests;

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Amendment 389

Dóra Dávid

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

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11. Highlights that public contracts continue to be awarded primarily based on the lowest price criterion, restricting procurement entities from considering additional factors such as innovation and quality-to-price ratio, which may lead to suboptimal long-term outcomes misaligned with citizens’ interests;

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Amendment 390

Johan Danielsson, Adnan Dibrani, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Regrets that the directive does not provide contracting authorities with sufficient tools to effectively prevent criminal infiltration, labour exploitation, and the non-performance of public contracts, and in some cases even hampers authorities wishing to take proactive measures; highlights that these shortcomings not only risk channelling public resources towards criminal networks but also raise critical security concerns by potentially allowing unsuitable or malicious actors access to sensitive workplaces, strategic infrastructure, and essential public services;

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Amendment 391

Gaetano Pedulla'

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. calls for consideration, when awarding contracts, of the proportionality between the size of the contract and the structure of the company, based on the number of workers, the specific skills required, the turnover and the necessary equipment; recognises the need for companies to be assessed also on the basis of previous contracts awarded to them, also from the point of view of workers' rights; recommends a positive assessment for in-house activities, stresses that continuity of work in the event of changes in contracts must be preserved;

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Amendment 392

Regina Doherty, Christian Doleschal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Stresses, that the primary objective of procurement should remain focused on ensuring value for money, competition, and transparency, without unduly restricting the ability of companies to compete on an equal footing. Strongly underlines that public procurement should not be used to impose excessive burdens on businesses or to favour specific models of labour relations, such as collective bargaining, which could distort competition and undermine the principle of a level playing field;

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Amendment 393

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Observes that public procurement suffers from a persistent lack of interest from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), despite the establishment of national and European mechanisms, due in particular to recurring payment delays, the lack of clarity and readability of national and European tender notices, as well as a lack of transparency in the candidate selection procedures, which creates a sense of opacity in the processes;

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Amendment 394

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Notes that the autonomy of public authorities, including local authorities and authorities that provide services of general interests, must always be fully respected; public provision of services, public/public partnerships as well as in-house provision of services must always remain a valid option and must not be put under pressure, including explicitly excluding “compulsive competitive tendering”;

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Amendment 395

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Stresses that public authorities, including local public authorities, remain autonomous, especially with regard to freedom of choice, and asks for this principle to be respected; Adds that the revision of public procurement directives should safeguard options in this sense, such as public provision of services, public-public partnerships and in-house provision of services;

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Amendment 396

Henrik Dahl

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Warns against integrating sector-specific sustainability obligations directly into the procurement directives, noting that such objectives are already being addressed via sectorial legislation; stresses that procurement law should remain procedural and not carry the burden of delivering overarching political targets;

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Amendment 397

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Stresses that price competition, when conducted through open and fair bidding processes, naturally delivers innovation and quality improvements without requiring complex regulatory frameworks that burden both businesses and taxpayers with unnecessary administrative costs;

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Amendment 398

Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11 a. Considers that the prevailing practice of awarding public contracts based on the lowest price criterion gives way to abnormally low bids and contributes to social dumping and unfair competition putting companies investing in better working conditions at a disadvantage;

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Amendment 399

Johan Danielsson, Adnan Dibrani, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

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11 b. Notes with concern that the current Directive creates legal uncertainty regarding the extent to which Member States may adopt measures to prevent criminal infiltration and labour exploitation in public procurement; highlights in particular the lack of clarity as to whether Member States are permitted to limit subcontracting in high-risk sectors, despite the well-documented risks associated with long and opaque subcontracting chains; underlines that this uncertainty has led to a fragmented legal landscape across the Union, with a wide array of legislative approaches and no clear confirmation from the Commission as to the permissibility of such restrictions under EU law; stresses that this ambiguity undermines legal certainty for contracting authorities and weakens the Member States' ability to act decisively against abuse in procurement systems;

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Amendment 400

Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

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11 b. Expresses strong concern over reports from ELA and social partners that public contracts awarded on the basis of lowest price create incentives for companies to reduce costs on wages, working conditions and health and safety measures (OSH); Considers that the prevailing practice of awarding public contracts based on the lowest price criterion gives way to abnormally low bids and contributes to social dumping and unfair competition putting companies investing in better working conditions at a disadvantage;

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Amendment 401

Klara Dostalova, Elisabeth Dieringer, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

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11 b. Public sector procurement continues to prioritize cost minimization, with contracts predominantly awarded to the lowest bidders, despite potential concerns about value, quality, and long-term effectiveness of these purchasing decisions;

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Amendment 402

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3

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Areas for improvement

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Amendment 403

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

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12. Notes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds; stresses, however, that the revision should instead focus on reducing administrative burdens and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges; stresses that addressing these issues effectively would eliminate the need for a discussion on threshold adjustments;

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Amendment 404

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Supports the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds to ensure that procurement that encourages cross-border competition is sufficiently targeted; stresses, also, that the revision should instead focus on reducing administrative burdens on economic operators and simplifying tender procedures, aspects that remain one of the main obstacles to effective participation in the procurement market, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. The cumbersome nature of procedures, typified by a high level of technical-legal complexity, together with the presence of administrative requirements that are sometimes out of proportion with the value of the contract, constitutes one of the main challenges in the field of public procurement, aspects that end up compromising the efficiency and speed of tender procedures, discouraging new economic operators from participating and, eventually, leading to a considerable shrinkage of competition to the detriment of the quality of the procurement and resulting in increased costs for the contracting authorities.

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Amendment 405

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Gheorghe Falcă, Dirk Gotink, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

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12. Notes that there is currently a strong demand for updating the thresholds in light of the significant increase in inflation and construction costs in the EU, urging an increase in the thresholds for public contracts for supplies and services to €750,000 and for construction contracts to €10,000,000; Planning services should fall under the special regime already in place for "social and other specific services," with a threshold of €750,000; this would ensure greater flexibility and efficiency in the procurement process for these types of services; Calls on the European Commission to to advocate for an increase in the thresholds at the international level; Notes in this context that many tenders are no longer relevant to the European internal market, even if they meet the current EU threshold. However, for national bidders, EU-wide procurement procedures might impose a disproportionately higher administrative burden;

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Amendment 406

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

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12. Notes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds; calls on the Commission to assess increasing current thresholds values for EU public procurement related to works, supplies, and services; encourages the Commission to consider raising the mentioned thresholds; believes that higher thresholds can enable more procurement at the local level, strengthen local economies and contribute positively to sustainability; stresses that certain safeguards and conditions need to be considered when raising the mentioned thresholds, such as Member States reporting necessary information on tenders below the thresholds, in line with the general principles of public procurement, in order to maintain transparency and provide better insights in the public procurement markets;

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Amendment 407

Andreas Schwab

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

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12. Stresses that the revision should focus on reducing administrative burdens and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges;

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Amendment 408

Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, Klara Dostalova

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

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12. Welcomes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds to ensure that procurements that will foster cross-border competition are properly targeted; stresses, however, that the revision should primarily focus on reducing administrative burdens and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges; Urges the Commission to consider raising the thresholds set out in Article 15 of the Utilities Directive, as a means of simplifying procurement procedures in critical sectors;

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Amendment 409

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

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12. Considers that, given the high proportion of contracts awarded to big companies, large contracts should be divided up so that SMEs that can meet quality, price and delivery time requirements and access these contracts too;

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Amendment 410

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Supports the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds to ensure that procurement aimed at encouraging cross-border competition is appropriately targeted; stresses, however, that the revision should also focus on reducing administrative burdens and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges; calls on the Commission to increase the thresholds set in Article 15 of the Utilities Directive, as a simplification measure for crucial sectors;

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Amendment 411

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds; stresses that the revision should reduce unnecessary administrative burdens and simplifying procedures ; calls on the Commission to assess the necessity and proportionality of extending the application of certain key provisions of future directives or regulations to procurement procedures falling below the EU thresholds, in order to ensure greater coherence, transparency and effectiveness across all levels of public procurement;

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Amendment 412

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds; stresses, however, that the revision should instead focus on reducing administrative burdens, boost competitiveness and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges; stresses that addressing these issues effectively would eliminate the need for a discussion on threshold adjustments, public procurement must remain market driven, ensuring fair competition and equal opportunities for all suppliers;

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Amendment 413

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds; stresses that increasing thresholds gives contracting authorities greater independence and possibilities to award contracts based on local needs; stresses that increased thresholds necessitates high levels of transparency;

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Amendment 414

Dóra Dávid

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes the ongoing debate n parallel on updating public procurement thresholds; stresses, however, that the revision should focus on reducing administrative burdens and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges; is of the view that addressing these issues effectively would reduce the need for a discussion on threshold adjustments;

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Amendment 415

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes the ongoing debate on updating public procurement thresholds; stresses, however, that the revision should primarily focus on reducing administrative burdens and simplifying procedures, as these remain the root cause of many challenges; stresses that addressing these issues effectively would the need for a discussion on threshold adjustments;

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Amendment 416

Klara Dostalova, Virginie Joron, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

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12 a. Recognizes the critical need to significantly raise public procurement thresholds; demands immediate action to update these outdated thresholds which currently force small and medium enterprises to navigate complex bureaucratic procedures for even modest contracts; emphasizes that while administrative simplification is necessary, it is insufficient without substantial threshold increases that will allow job creators to focus on innovation rather than paperwork; insists that raising these thresholds represents a market-based solution that will reduce government interference, and cut compliance costs.

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Amendment 417

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

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12 a. Emphasizes that the revision of procurement directives should go beyond merely raising threshold values and prioritize a substantial reduction of administrative burdens and procedural simplification, as many challenges stem from the excessively complex and time-consuming requirements imposed on contracting authorities;

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Amendment 418

Henrik Dahl

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

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Amendment

12 a. Stresses the importance of maintaining current EU procurement thresholds to preserve legal guarantees for market access, cross-border participation, and transparency; notes that adjustments to thresholds would risk further fragmenting national approaches and reduce opportunities for SMEs;

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Amendment 419

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Considers as essential that Member States systematically analyse procurement data in a comprehensive and structured manner in order to identify and address the underlying root causes of declining competition and inefficiencies in procurement processes;

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Amendment 420

Andreas Schwab, Christian Doleschal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Calls for the EU to advocate at WTO level for introducing a mechanism to take into consideration inflation rates when adjusting the GPA thresholds;

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Amendment 421

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 b. Notes that while six different procurement procedures provide for a needed flexibility, some of them are hardly employed, such as innovation partnerships, due to the complexity and bureaucratic hurdles;

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Amendment 422

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

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Amendment 423

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

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Or. en

Amendment 424

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

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Amendment 425

Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects; urges the Commission to assess the increasing use of special purpose entities, consortia and private law entities as procurement mechanisms by public administrations, in order to prevent the use of such schemes to circumvent the application of the common rules on public procurement;

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Amendment 426

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects; stresses that procurement rules for Public Undertakings should be better aligned with commercial practices and ensure maximum flexibility to prevent unnecessary restrictions, cost inflation, and delays in critical sectors, such as energy and utility;

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Amendment 427

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

13. Recognises the need for clear distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings; underlines that the freedom and autonomy of public authorities must always be safeguarded and respected; stresses that direct provision of services by public or local authorities, in-house provision of services, public-public partnerships are and must remain available options and not be put under pressure;

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Amendment 428

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects; stresses that public undertakings must be subject to the same procurement principles to ensure a level playing field and prevent market distortions;

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Amendment 429

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects;

13. Considers it necessary to provide for a requirement that large beneficiaries of public contracts pay subcontractors in accordance with the Late Payments Directive, at 30 days;

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Amendment 430

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Recalls with concern that a significant number of economic operators have experienced exclusion from public procurement procedures due to minor formal irregularities in their tenders, without being afforded the opportunity to remedy such defects, whether in open or negotiated procedures; underlines that this practice is detrimental both to the economic operators, who may have invested considerable time and resources in preparing their tenders, and to contracting authorities, who may be compelled to exclude potentially the Most Economically Advantageous Offer on purely formal grounds; stresses that such rigid formalism undermines the effectiveness, efficiency and competitiveness of public procurement procedures; calls therefore for the establishment of a general principle allowing for the regularisation or clarification of minor irregularities, provided that this does not entail a substantial modification of the offer, and insists that this principle should be the rule rather than the exception;

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Amendment 431

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13a. Stresses the need to ensure full access to the public procurement and concessions market; calls, therefore, on the Commission to revise the public procurement and concessions directives, in order to limit the possibility of awarding contracts or concessions to in-house companies outside of the scope or the directives; stresses the need to introduce the requirement to demonstrate the genuine competitiveness of awarding in-house in terms of the price/quality of the goods and services provided; highlights the need to ensure balanced application of the principle of equal joint monitoring by more than one contracting authority, in order to prevent instances of 'powdered' monitoring of in-house companies and the 'cascading' of in-house awards, which restrict access to the market and distort the level playing field for private companies;

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Amendment 432

Adnan Dibrani, Christel Schaldemose, Johan Danielsson, Maria Guzenina

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Emphasises the importance of introducing more flexibility into public procurement procedures, especially in relation to allowing essential modifications during the tendering phase without necessitating full cancellation; points out that even minor mistakes in tender documentation, that do not impact the core of the contract or compromise fair competition, can currently compel contracting authorities to withdraw tenders due to the threat of legal disputes, resulting in avoidable delays, higher costs, and potential disruptions in service delivery; highlights that permitting reasonable adjustments to tender documents mid-process would enhance procedural efficiency, ease administrative burdens, and support more effective use of public resources;

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Amendment 433

Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Calls for the clarification that in the “subject matter” of a public contract, it must guarantee the respect of the labour rights, right to collective bargaining and fair working conditions can always be considered a relevant requirement; a significant mandatory award criterion connected with collective bargaining must be comprised, including giving an advantage to tenderers whose workers (and subcontractors’ workers) are covered by collective agreements; economic operators that have violated workers’ and trade union rights shall be excluded from public procurement processes;

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Amendment 434

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13a. advocates the systematic adoption of qualitative criteria – such as the Most Economically Advantageous Tender – in tender procedures, in order to avoid undermining wages and working conditions, and to provide greater legal certainty for contracting authorities; stresses the need to introduce the requirement to demonstrate the genuine competitiveness, in price-quality terms, of awarding in-house, in order to ensure efficient use of public resources and prevent market distortions;

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Amendment 435

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Dirk Gotink, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Calls on the Commission to consider exempting cooperation between public authorities for the purpose of efficient task fulfillment (public-public cooperation) from the scope of the procurement directives, without further restrictive conditions. Public-public cooperation will significantly contribute to ensuring that the transformation processes, particularly in the areas of digitalisation and climate change, which will take place across Europe in the coming years, can be successfully managed;

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Amendment 436

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Advocates for greater flexibility in public-public cooperation, allowing public authorities to collaborate more efficiently to improve service provision and achieve cost savings; calls the current directive's concept of public-public cooperation to be revised, with the cooperation being recognised in the revised directive as any contracts or agreements concluded between two or more contracting authorities, with a broader exemption for public-public cooperation;

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Amendment 437

Pierfrancesco Maran, Brando Benifei, Cecilia Strada, Raffaele Topo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Stresses that contracting authorities should have the right to exclude a tender, if they have reasons to believe it is abnormally low and does not comply with applicable obligations referred to in Article 18(2) of the Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU; suggests that the burden of proof should be put on the tenderer concerned in such cases;

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Amendment 438

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Considers that all EU financial support to procurement related undertakings should be made conditional on their compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from the relevant collective agreements;

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Amendment 439

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Promotes fair competition among bidders by ensuring that procurement criteria do not disproportionately disadvantage new entrants, SMEs, and innovative businesses, fostering market diversity and competitive pricing;

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Amendment 440

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Johan Danielsson, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Gabriele Bischoff, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Social Dimension of Public procurement

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Amendment 441

Pierfrancesco Maran, Brando Benifei, Cecilia Strada, Raffaele Topo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Recalls that long and complex subcontracting chains strongly correlate with the proliferation of undeclared work, labour exploitation, wage dumping, and the erosion of fair labour standards as well as increased risks to health and safety of workers; underlines that long and complex subcontracting chains in public procurement undermine controls of authorities and dilute the accountability of primary contractors; calls therefore for a limitation of subcontracting to a maximum of two tiers or less as a general rule to reduce risks; stresses that such a limitation still leaves room for the involvement of specialised expertise for specific tasks, if needed; calls for joint and several liability throughout subcontracting chains and for equal treatment of all workers regardless of their position in the chain;

Or. en

Amendment 442

Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Stresses the necessity for the upcoming revision of the public procurement to cease of the option to award public contracts on the basis of price only (lowest price); acknowledges however the findings of the European Parliament study “that it is not possible to determine any direct correlation between the use of Most Economic Advantageous Tender (MEAT) and compliance with social and employment legislation, nor between MEAT and the presence of social aspects in a tender”; calls therefore for the mandatory application of MEAT always in combination with mandatory social criteria and labour clauses in order to ensure a level playing field, fair competition and quality jobs underpinned by collective bargaining;

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Amendment 443

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Emphasizes that the 2014 reform explicitly acknowledges the right of public authorities, particularly local and regional authorities, to provide and organize their services independently through their own institutions, businesses, or public undertakings. This right includes the freedom for public authorities to decide whether to perform their tasks themselves or outsource them to a third party. The former can also be achieved through cooperation with other contracting authorities or by utilizing public sector resources (In-house procurement). Therefore, contracting with third parties is just one of several alternative methods for delivering public services;

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Amendment 444

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Advocates for enhanced flexibility in public-public cooperation, enabling public authorities to collaborate more effectively to improve service delivery and achieve cost savings. Calls for a revision of the current directive's concept of public-public cooperation, proposing that the revised directive recognize such cooperation as any contracts or agreements made between two or more contracting authorities, with a full exemption for public-public cooperation;

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Amendment 445

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Recalls that the La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights calls for sustainable public procurement, including to promote collective bargaining;

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Amendment 446

Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Calls for the revision of the procurement Directives to ensure that economic operators are required to comply with the terms and conditions set out in the applicable collective agreements, at national or regional levels, including universally or generally applicable ones and sectoral collective agreements, this must be guaranteed in the contract notice and made obligatory performance conditions and selection criteria and be applicable for all economic operators through the inclusion in the contract notice, as well as obligatory performance conditions and selection criteria for all economic operators, and throughout the subcontracting chain; believes that mandatory rules on applying existing collective agreements would contribute positively to reducing complexity of the procurement process;

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Amendment 447

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Dirk Gotink, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Stresses the importance of increasing flexibility in public procurement procedures, especially in terms of allowing necessary modifications during the tender process without the need for cancellation. Notes that minor errors in tender documents, which do not impact the essence of the contract or the competitive field, currently compel contracting authorities to cancel tenders due to the risk of legal challenges, resulting in unnecessary delays, higher costs, and potential service disruptions. Emphasizes that permitting adjustments to tender materials during the process would enhance efficiency, reduce administrative burdens, and facilitate better resource management for public authorities;

Or. en

Amendment 448

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Recalls the EP resolution of 13 March 2025 on social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights that has urged the Commission in the context of the forthcoming revision of the European Public Procurement Directive “to further promote collective bargaining and the use of the social clause, and preferential treatment for companies whose workers are covered by collective agreements; underlines that contracting authorities must exclude from public tenders economic operators that have engaged in criminal activities; maintains that public procurement should strategically strengthen corporate social responsibility”;

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Amendment 449

Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 d. Recognises that multiple layers of subcontracting weaken accountability, heighten the risk of labour rights violations, exert downward pressure on working conditions along the subcontracting chain, and obstruct effective enforcement; maintains that public procurement rules should encourage the creation of direct jobs and require companies to have adequate in-house staff to carry out the projects for which they are awarded public contracts; urges the Commission to adopt stricter rules on subcontracting, including safeguards for equal treatment of subcontracted workers, the introduction of dissuasive sanctions, and the possibility for Member States to uphold or introduce more protective national measures for workers; calls on the Commission, with the aim of strengthening transparency and accountability throughout the supply chain, to limit subcontracting to one or two levels and to require mandatory disclosure of subcontractors and the proportion of the contract intended for subcontracting, as well as to ensure that contractors bear full responsibility for their subcontractors; further calls for the establishment of joint and several liability between economic operators and subcontractors in the event of violations of labour laws or collective agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 450

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Highlights that the Report by Enrico Letta stressed the importance of ensuring that public procurement foster the creation of high-quality jobs, characterised by fair wages and conditions underpinned by collective agreements, and of regulating subcontracting practices to prevent exploitation and abuse;

Or. en

Amendment 451

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 d. Calls on offering small and medium-sized contracting authorities (SMCAs) more flexibility, similar to the exemptions available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to help alleviate administrative burdens and guarantee legal clarity;

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Amendment 452

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Dirk Gotink, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 e. Calls for the full use of all flexibilities provided under the GPA in the EU public procurement law, at least for sub-central contracting authorities (administrations falling under NUTS 3 and smaller administrative units as referred to by the NUTS Regulation 1059/2003 as well as contracting authorities governed by public law and legal persons governed by private law as defined in the GPA), with the aim of achieving a substantive simplification of procurement procedures; highlights that the GPA allows for significantly greater flexibility and more streamlined procedural options concerning the choice and design of procurement processes. These possibilities should be incorporated into EU law without dilution in the spirit of a “light regime”, in order to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens and make public procurement more efficient, flexible, and accessible, allowing local authorities to fulfill their tasks in a cost-effective manner while maintaining their autonomy in decision-making;

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Amendment 453

Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 e. Calls for primary contractors and subcontractors, including their subsidiaries, that engage in unfair competition, commit tax fraud or are in breach of their obligations with regard to applicable environmental, labour and social standards should be excluded from public contracts; calls therefore on the Commission to abolish the distinction in Article 57 of the Directive between mandatory and facultative exclusion grounds and to clarify what are those exclusion grounds for contracting authorities; calls for the establishment of a black list of economic operators excluded from procurement markets to facilitate enforcement and contribute to safeguarding a level playing field in the internal market;

Or. en

Amendment 454

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 d. Welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal’s emphasis on the use of social conditionalities in public funding, in particular to promote collective bargaining, and on the importance of labour and social standards;

Or. en

Amendment 455

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 e. Strongly believes that public procurement is a key lever to achieve social policy objectives and supports the Commission’s intention to mainstream non-price criteria with a view to boost strategic procurement in the Union;

Or. en

Amendment 456

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 f. Considers that socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) and the social market economy offer a great unexploited growth potential for European companies and expresses strong concern over reports from ELA and social partners that public contracts awarded on the basis of lowest price create incentives for companies to reduce costs on wages, working conditions and health and safety measures (OSH) in order to offer the lowest bid; Considers that this effect goes against the objectives pursued by the revision of 2014 and should be addressed;

Or. en

Amendment 457

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 g. Considers that the prevailing practice of awarding public contracts based on the lowest price criterion alone gives way to abnormally low bids and contributes to social dumping and unfair competition that puts companies that respect decent working conditions and collective agreements at a disadvantage; firmly believes that the EU public procurement framework should promote fair competition and not discourage it; Considers that contracting authorities should exclude a tender if they have reasons to believe that it is abnormally low and does not comply with applicable obligations under Union or national law; suggests that the burden of proof should be put on the tenderer concerned in such cases;

Or. en

Amendment 458

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 h. Calls for the termination of awarding public contracts based solely on the lowest price, as it encourages unfair competition and is at the expense of quality, sustainability and social standards; recalls that this practice is especially problematic in labour intensive sectors where staff costs make up a big share of the total operational costs; considers the strengthening of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) principle an important step to ensure the inclusion of quality standards; underlines, however, the need to further evolve from MEAT to MAT (Most Advantageous Tender), ensuring that social and environmental criteria can be considered independently from purely economic criteria; stresses that in the case of subsequent tendering with a change of the economic operator reinstatement of workers in the same job and with the same or improved working conditions is ensured;

Or. en

Amendment 459

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 i. Reminds in that context that the application of the Horizontal Social Clause is mandatory and welcomes the clarification by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that the social and environmental obligations in the Horizontal Social Clause are “a cardinal value with which the Member States must ensure compliance”;

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Amendment 460

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 j. Expresses concern over the European Parliament study which found that the transposition of the Horizontal Social Clause of Directive 2014/24/EU has been the most problematic, and in some Member States has not been transposed in line with the Directive;

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Amendment 461

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 k. Calls therefore, in the context of the upcoming revision, on the Commission for strengthening the Horizontal Social Clause in Article 18(2) of the Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, including the application of collective agreements and to clearly link the Horizontal Social Clause at the same level with the other principles of the Directive concerning equal treatment, non-discrimination, transparency, proportionality and prohibiting procurement designs made with the intention of excluding it from the scope or artificially narrowing competition;

Or. en

Amendment 462

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 l. Stresses that social conditionalities should not be considered a discriminatory measure; calls for a legal clarifications, that the promotion of collective bargaining and quality jobs and other social criteria can always be considered a relevant requirement linked to the subject matter of a contract; recalls in this context, that no product or service exists without the involvement of workers;

Or. en

Amendment 463

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 m. Calls also to ensure that economic operators that provide good working conditions and that apply collective agreements concluded with trade unions are not undercut; ensuring full respect for the conditions defined in ILO Convention C94 on Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) will contribute significantly to achieve these objectives;

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Amendment 464

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 n (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 n. Calls on the Commission to align the Horizontal Social Clause with the mandatory exclusion grounds on which an economic operator can be excluded from a procurement procedure; calls for the introduction of a European register of companies that are excluded from public procurement, Calls on the Commission to simplify the procedure under which contracting authorities can establish that a tender is abnormally low because it does not comply with applicable obligations referred to in the Horizontal Social Clause;

Or. en

Amendment 465

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 o (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 o. Calls on the introduction of mandatory labour clauses in public contracts, such as making the application of the terms and conditions of applicable collective agreements a mandatory award criteria by including them in the contract notice and making them obligatory performance conditions and selection criteria and to give preferential treatment for companies whose workers are covered by collective agreements in order to ensure a level playing field and to promote fair competition and fair working conditions in accordance with the applicable collective agreement concluded by the most representative social partners in the sector; or in accordance with arbitration award or national laws and regulation; calls for national targets to increase the collective bargaining coverage in public procurement, taking the different situation in Member States into account;

Or. en

Amendment 466

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 p (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 p. Stresses that the gender perspective of public procurement needs be strengthened to foster gender equality;

Or. en

Amendment 467

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 q (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 q. Recalls that long and complex subcontracting chains strongly correlate with the proliferation of undeclared work, labour exploitation, wage dumping, and the erosion of fair labour standards, increased risks to health and safety of workers; reduce the control of contracting authorities and dilute the accountability of primary contractors; calls on the Commission to set limitations to the length of the subcontracting chain in order to protect companies from unfair competition based on complex subcontracting practices to circumvent applicable labour standards, and in order to improve transparency regarding the fulfilment of non-price criteria; stresses that such a limitation still leaves room for the involvement of specialised expertise for specific tasks, if needed; stresses the need for the introduction of joint and several liability throughout subcontracting chains and for equal treatment for all workers regardless of their position in the chain;

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Amendment 468

Pierre Jouvet, Gabriele Bischoff, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Johan Danielsson, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 r (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 r. Considering the abuses in subcontracting chains and the difficulties in enforcement, calls on the Commission to ensure that public procurement rules promote direct jobs and include a stricter regulation of subcontracting including by ensuring equal treatment, introducing joint and several liability, dissuasive sanctions and limiting the length of the subcontracting chain to one or two sub-levels maximum); companies should have sufficient own staffing to carry out the project to be awarded public contracts and should disclose and be responsible for their subcontractors; Member States should not be prevented from retaining or introducing stricter measures at national level to protect workers;

Or. en

Amendment 469

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 s (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 s. The revision of the EU public procurement and concessions Directives must support collective bargaining and quality jobs; the obligation to apply terms and conditions in applicable collective agreements, both at national or regional levels, including universally or generally applicable ones and sectoral collective agreements, must be included in the contract notice and made obligatory performance conditions and selection criteria for all economic operators; when it comes to the issue of the “subject matter” of a public contract, it should be clarified that guaranteeing the respect of the right to collective bargaining and fair working conditions can always be considered a relevant requirement; a significant mandatory award criterion connected with collective bargaining must be included, including giving an advantage to tenderers whose workers (and subcontractors’ workers) are covered by collective agreements; economic operators that have violated workers’ and trade union rights shall be excluded from public procurement processes;

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Amendment 470

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Support to environmental transition

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Amendment 471

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 t (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 t. Regrets the inconsistency of the current Public procurement framework with regards to the European Union’s environmental goals as there is no provisions efficiently promoting sustainability;

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Amendment 472

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 u (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 u. Stresses that Member States 1e reported difficulty to foster Green Public Procurement practices due to the lack of legal obligation for contracting authorities to use environmental criteria in tendering procedures, as well as a lack of legal certainty in the interpretation of the requirement for ‘link to the subject matter of the contract’, regrets that the flexibility provided in the current Directive and lack of legal clarity has undermined the uptake of green public procurement;

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Amendment 473

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 v (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 v. Notes that the current Directive has also led Member States to implement Green Public procurement to different degrees with 1/3 of the Member States introducing a legal obligation whilst the rest has opted for voluntary inclusion of GPP; thus fragmenting the Single Market and creating additional barriers to cross-border competition for public procurement,

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Amendment 474

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 w (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 w. Stresses that green lead markets in public procurement offer significant potential with long-term benefits of high-quality and low-emission solutions, helping to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 (Directive 2001/1119). Notes that green lead markets do not initially lead to cost reductions and therefore need to be supplemented by supply-side support;

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Amendment 475

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 x (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 x. Recognises that, in order to unlock the full potential of sustainable public procurement, mandatory sustainability criteria should be incorporated in the directives, supports therefore the strategic preference given to mandatory environmental criteria in public procurement; insists to make them mandatory with the introduction of evolutive targets in order to properly implement them in the public procurement processes, in particular in high impact sectors such as construction, transport, critical materials, textile or energy; considers that the future revision of the Directives should establish common specific criteria (such as total of CO2 emissions, carbon footprint of the offer, price per ton of carbon in the final price of bids, negative externalities, rates of reused products utilized), or the inclusion of CSR (corporate social responsibility)), adapted to the wide diversity of products, services and works to be purchased and establish common criteria in order not only to ensure clarity but also to promote a harmonised approach throughout the Union in opposition to the growing fragmentation between Member States, creating barriers in particular for SMEs; Stresses the need for contracting authorities not to limit public purchases to new goods but to follow as well the EU Waste Hierarchy, considers that reused, refurbished, and repaired items should be considered among the eligibility criteria;

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Amendment 476

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 y (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 y. Insists that the revision of the public procurement directive should aim at providing adequate support for contracting authorities in defining their environmental criteria considering the large scale of products and services to be potentially purchased by contracting authorities and the corresponding environmental requirements applicable; Proposes the creation of a helpdesk at EU and national level to help contracting authorities preparing the procurement process and in particular the definition of relevant environmental criteria, invites the Commission to assess existing examples at national level to propose adequate tools at EU level;

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Amendment 477

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 z (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 z. Suggests that the future revision of the Directives should also assist the contracting authorities by providing tools such as metrics and guides to facilitate the assessment of advantages and disadvantages of products/services lifecycle not taking into account the price only and allowing the consideration of optimal solutions on the long term and facilitate their comparison between offers, encourages the use of verified labels to ease the participation but insists on the need of third party- verification;

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Amendment 478

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 aa (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 aa. Stresses the need to strengthen verification, transparency and accountability mechanisms to ensure suppliers genuinely reduce GHG emissions rather than simply claiming so;

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Amendment 479

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ab (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ab. Encourages the set-up of an EU-wide incentive system with attribution of “bonus points” in the evaluation of the offer, awarding a higher score or additional support for specific environmental actions such as reduction of water consumption, enhancement of energy efficiency or use of recycled materials; use of clean technology or of low-carbon products and materials;

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Amendment 480

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Support to Europe’s internal market resilience and competitiveness

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Amendment 481

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ac (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ac. Recognises that public procurement can support strategic industries essential to the security of industrial output and economic stability ; Insists that public procurement should not be based solely on competition, but should also incorporate criteria relating to the technological, environmental and social quality of the offer, as well as its impact on the local economic fabric, thereby not overlooking the local, social and environmental aspects specific to local businesses, but making a vital contribution to the development of the local economic fabric;

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Amendment 482

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ad (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ad. In line with the Clean Industrial Deal, suggests that public procurement directive should align with its objectives and require public buyers to work more with targeted mandates and non-price criteria for resilience, social and sustainability, ensuring that public spending advances innovation, sustainability, prosperity and the creation of high-quality jobs;

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Amendment 483

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ae (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ae. Notes that some emerging technologies may need support in the early stages of their adoption, in particular to address unfair international competition; stresses that, in some cases, public intervention is needed to correct market failures; in this respect, reiterates that public procurement can also foster the creation of new lead markets by prioritizing high performance products, strengthening supply, chain security, and providing SMEs with a level playing field, believes that strategic public procurement can significantly contribute to Europe's industrial resilience and technological leadership;

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Amendment 484

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 af (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 af. In addition, in the current tensed geopolitical landscape and of past sanitary crisis, it is of the utmost importance that public procurement integrates an objective of security of supply of critical products such as medicines for instance; Considers therefore that the revision of the directives should encourage a minimal percentage of production or local content on the European ground for certain products or in certain sectors;

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Amendment 485

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ag (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ag. Notes that international competition is putting pressure on numerous industrial sectors in Europe through overcapacity and dumping prices and therefore expects that, in addition to promoting social and green lead markets, local content criteria will also be anchored in public tenders in order to strengthen Europe's strategic independence in key sectors;

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Amendment 486

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ah (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ah. With conflicts now taking hybrid form, public procurement also offers a tool to support European autonomy in specific and strategic areas, calls on the Commission to introduce a European preference criterion in public procurement procedures within the technology sector, with a view to reducing strategic dependencies in critical technologies such as cloud computing and AI and strengthening the competitiveness, resilience and security of the Union’s innovation ecosystem;

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Amendment 487

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 ai (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 ai. Calls for the introduction of a European preference clause in public procurement contracts, which should remain a possibility rather than an obligation in view of the sometimes insufficient or unaffordable European supply on certain markets;

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Amendment 488

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities; points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must completely rethink how future procurement legislation should facilitate digitalisation, rather than merely digitalising currently analogue processes; stresses, in addition, the importance of promoting interoperability between public databases, in order to speed up checks of the accuracy of the requirements by operators and to avoid requesting information already available in various public databases; at the same time, it is necessary to ensure access to the procurement paperwork and documentation, in order to more accurately analyse the efficacy of policies on contract awards and improve interoperability between the various systems;

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Amendment 489

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities; points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must completely rethink how future procurement legislation should facilitate digitalisation, rather than merely digitalising currently analogue processes; stresses, also, the need to encourage interoperability between public databases in order to speed up checks of the accuracy of the requirements by operators and to avoid requesting from them information already available in various public databases; at the same time, access to the procurement paperwork and documentation needs to be ensured, in order to better evaluate the efficacy of procurement policies and optimise interaction between different systems;

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Amendment 490

Gaetano Pedulla'

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities; points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must completely rethink how future procurement legislation should facilitate digitalisation, rather than merely digitalising currently analogue processes; underlines the importance of having interoperable public databases to simplify the procedure for submitting documents to participate in tenders and to speed up checks on the possession of the requirements; also underlines the importance of having the tender documents relating to the contract being easily accessible for greater transparency;

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Amendment 491

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities; points out however, that to achieve these goals the Commission should find balance between the purpose of the public procurement digitization tools introduced by European legislation – eForms in particular – and the objectives pursued, namely that of stimulating competition and access for businesses to public procurement; stresses that the Commission and the Member States must ensure that future procurement legislation facilitates digitalisation without creating unneccessary administrative burden for both contracting authorities and economic operators;

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Amendment 492

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities; points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must completely rethink how future procurement legislation should facilitate digitalisation, rather than merely digitalising currently analogue processes; underlines the importance of public procurement platforms to be accompanied by updated, clear, and specific guides and instructions to ensure that all users, regardless of their experience, can effectively navigate and utilise the platforms;

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Amendment 493

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should be a driver for efficiency in public spending, enabling administrative simplification, and supporting policies critical for the long term competitiveness of the union, such as the Green deal and the Just Transition. To fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must evaluate how procurement legislation can facilitate goal driven digitalisation, aimed at achieving energy and process efficiencies rather than merely digitalising currently analogue processes;

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Amendment 494

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs, reducing administrative burdens and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities; points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must rethink future procurement legislation from a digital-first perspective, focusing on facilitating digital transformation rather than just digitalizing existing analogue processes;

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Amendment 495

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Strongly believes that digitalisation should remain a key element in lowering costs and streamlining public procurement for contracting and bidding entities, especially VSEs and SMEs ; points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must completely rethink how future procurement legislation should facilitate and secure digitalisation, rather than merely digitalising currently analogue processes;

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Amendment 496

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 497

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 498

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Points to the significant potential of efficient EU and national digital platforms related to public procurement; invites the Commission to explore options on improving the use of the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), including a more user-centred approach to navigate the platform and better facilitating notices for public tenders; believes that better quality information and interoperability with national platforms would increase the visibility and use of TED, providing SMEs with better possibilities for screening opportunities in non-national public markets; reiterates the importance of new communication actions to encourage more SME access to public procurement; stresses that enterprises with low digital literacy should be trained and enabled to use online platforms for public procurement;

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Amendment 499

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Draws attention to the successful deployment of the European Public Procurement Data Space as a means to reconcile below and above threshold procurement processes as well as an essential tool to foster cross-border oversight mechanisms to prevent potential misuse of funds, fraud and corruption; recommends to continue its implementation in order to facilitate transparency, overall access to tenders including from VSEs and SMEs and better competition but also allow simplification and rationalization of processes for contracting and bidding entities;

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Amendment 500

Henrik Dahl

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Stresses that digital transformation efforts should avoid displacing functioning private solutions for procurement monitoring or bid management; instead, harmonisation should be achieved by setting requirements for interoperability and transparency;

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Amendment 501

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14a. Calls for the harmonisation of electronic identification and authentication processes between the Member States, in order to ensure secure, efficient and reliable digital public procurement across the European Union;

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Amendment 502

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14a. Calls for the harmonisation of electronic identification and authentication processes in all Member States in order to ensure secure, efficient and reliable digital public procurement across the EU;

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Amendment 503

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Calls for the harmonisation of electronic identification and authentication processes across Member States to ensure secure, efficient, and trusted digital public procurement throughout the EU;

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Amendment 504

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Calls for the Commission to adopt a digital-first approach in the revision of the EU public procurement legal framework;

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Amendment 505

Stefano Cavedagna, Denis Nesci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14b. points out, however, that to fully harness the potential of digital tools, the Commission and the Member States must completely rethink how future procurement legislation should bring in the use of algorithmic administration models to facilitate digitalisation, rather than limiting it to a mere process of digitalising currently analogue processes. In particular, digital technologies should be used not only for drafting, storing and transmitting the administrative paperwork and documents (‘electronic format paperwork’), but also for determining the decision-making content (‘paperwork for electronic processing’) without prejudice to the principle of familiarity and transparency of the algorithm, the principle of non-exclusivity of the algorithmic decision and the principle of algorithmic non-discrimination;

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Amendment 506

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Morten Løkkegaard

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 b. Welcomes the Commission's initiative for a European Public Procurement Data Space (PPDS); considers that this initiative has the potential to improve transparency, present procurement opportunities for SMEs and ensure that public spending achieves better value by combining European and national procurement datasets; believes advanced digital tools have a key role to play in improving the efficiency of public procurement; calls for efforts to improve the use of available data through the Single Market Scoreboard; believes digitising public procurement processes can contribute to promoting more sustainable sourcing, eliminate inefficiencies, standardise contractual processes, and ensure that supplier emissions data is tracked and reported;

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Amendment 507

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 c. Requests the Commission to explore options for introducing a Public Procurement Digital Passport, with special attention for SMEs, as a tool to promote participation for SMEs in public procurement by considering key objectives such as reducing administrative burdens and promoting cross-border procurement; believes that such a tool should allow for a one-time assessment of an economic operator’s compliance, which could then be reused across multiple procurement procedures by different contracting authorities;

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Amendment 508

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 d. Calls on the Commission to ensure the enforcement of uniform cybersecurity standards aligned with the Cyber Resilience Act and the NIS2 Directive, where applicable, in all relevant EU public procurement legislation; underlines that these standards should be consistently applied to enhance the resilience of public procurement processes against cyber threats and ensure the protection of critical infrastructure and services across the EU; calls on the European Commission to develop a Strategic Technologies Toolbox, modelled after the 5G Security Toolbox, to provide a coordinated EU-wide approach to procurement policies in critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing, and cloud infrastructure; stresses that this toolbox should establish common security criteria and risk assessments to exclude high-risk vendors from public procurement contracts, thereby safeguarding the EU’s technological autonomy and cybersecurity;

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Amendment 509

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 e. Highlights that public procurement of digital technologies, in which Member States can play an important role, should be based on alignment of strict security criteria based on European standards and certification schemes; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU data protection rules are met throughout all stages of the procurement process, safeguarding personal and sensitive data;

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Amendment 510

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 511

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Points out that the increasing complexity of the European standards make them challenging to use for contracting authorities and entities, as well as economic operators; recommends, therefore, to streamline and rationalize those frameworks by reducing the amount of e-forms notices, by shifting the burden of collecting reporting data to the most appropriate source and stage of the procedure, by limiting the addition of new data in these eForms so as not to hinder the procurement process, by consolidating the eCertis database to enhance its potential usefulness before extending it to other systems and by providing a legislative framework for the risks associated with the use of AI technologies in public procurement – in line with regulation 2024/1689/EU;

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Amendment 512

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Recommends a particular focus on automating certain processes, such as through moving to a transaction-based from an outdated notification-based system, reducing the amount of e-forms and integrating the European single procurement document and eCertis into broader administrative and business systems, especially considering the potential offered by disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence; this transition to automated, transaction-based systems would enhance real-time data capture, streamline procurement processes, and allow for better data utilization, particularly beneficial for SMEs;

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Amendment 513

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Recommends a particular focus on automating certain processes, such as through moving to a transaction-based from an outdated notification-based system, reducing the amount of e-forms and integrating the European single procurement document and eCertis into broader administrative and business systems, especially considering the potential offered by disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence; calls on the Commission to turn Tenders Electronic Daily into a tool that can be used to monitor and report on strategic procurement with common indicators across Member States;

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Amendment 514

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 515

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Recommends a particular focus on interoperability of processes and platforms, reducing the amount of e-forms and integrating the European single procurement document and eCertis into broader administrative and business systems; calls on the Commission to turn the Tenders Electronic Daily platform into a tool that can be used to monitor and report on strategic procurement with common indicators across Member States.

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Amendment 516

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Notes that the introduction of the Single European Market Document (SEMD) has not fully achieved its objective of simplifying and facilitating the participation of companies in public procurement, due to the persistence of operational difficulties that continue to complicate the access of companies, particularly VSEs and SMEs, to procurement procedures; calls for the adoption of a simplified and secure system enabling companies to apply solely on the basis of a company identification number.

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Amendment 517

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Highlights the importance of addressing differences between national platforms as barriers to the internal market and, where appropriate, promoting harmonized, cross-border-compatible digital systems; also emphasizes the need to consider common standards for procurement data and platforms at the EU level, where applicable, to reduce fragmentation and support a more integrated digital procurement market;

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Amendment 518

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Urges the Commission to simplify the standard procurement documentation and make it clearer, including the European single procurement document (ESPD), by removing unnecessary elements, reorganising the content and using clearer language, with the aim of making it easier to participate;

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Amendment 519

Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, Klara Dostalova

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Calls on the Commission to streamline and clarify standard procurement documentation, including the European Single Procurement Document, by eliminating superfluous information, restructuring content, and refining terminology in order to lower barriers to participation;

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Amendment 520

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 b. Encourages the Commission and Member States to explore how procurement systems can interface with other well functioning administrative systems and databases at national and EU level to improve EUs internal market;

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Amendment 521

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 c. Highlights the need for increased support and training for contracting authorities, on the use of digital tools, market engagement, and risk-based procurement approaches, to ensure the successful implementation of procurement reforms;

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Amendment 522

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Commission, in dialogue with stakeholders, should assess which procedures provide little added value relative to their costs and then either automate them or eliminate them entirely;

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Amendment 523

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Commission regularly engages with stakeholders to assess which procurement procedures add limited value relative to their costs and administrative burden. Where appropriate, these procedures should be automated or eliminated, aligning with the broader digital transformation of public procurement. This would free up resources for more strategic procurement activities, while significantly reducing inefficiencies in the system;

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Amendment 524

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Commission, in dialogue with social partners and stakeholders, should assess which procedures should be improved in light of their complexity and costs; and how the public procurement rules can better promote collective bargaining and quality jobs;

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Amendment 525

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Commission, in dialogue with stakeholders and social partners, should assess which procedures provide little added value relative to their costs and then either automate them or eliminate them entirely;

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Amendment 526

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Commission, in dialogue with stakeholders, should assess which procedures provide little added value relative to their costs or quality and then either automate them or eliminate them entirely;

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Amendment 527

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Member States should assess which procedures provide little added value relative to their costs and then either automate them or eliminate them entirely;

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Amendment 528

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Is convinced that the Commission, in dialogue with stakeholders, should assess which procedures provide little added value and then either automate them or eliminate them entirely;

Or. en

Amendment 529

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Draws attention to the successful adoption of the GovTech procurement model in countries such as Poland, Lithuania and Denmark, as well as the Commission’s recognition of the model as a key tool in achieving the goals outlined in the EU 2030 Digital Compass; believes that scaling successful national experiences and fostering the development of a European GovTech market will be essential for the public sector to rapidly and efficiently access tailor-made digital solutions, while also supporting a digital-oriented public procurement reform;

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Amendment 530

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Draws attention to the successful adoption of the GovTech procurement model in countries such as Poland, Lithuania and Denmark and stresses the importance of maintaining national sovereignty over such models without the interference of the Commission;

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Amendment 531

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Stresses the need to harness digital tools to enhance data collection, transparency, and monitoring throughout the entire public procurement lifecycle — from the initial call for tenders through to contract execution and delivery; underlines that a more comprehensive use of digital technologies can support better analysis of market dynamics, identify inefficiencies, and promote smarter, evidence-based policymaking; calls for greater investment in compatible and user-friendly digital systems to facilitate oversight, improve accessibility for SMEs, and ensure a more competitive and resilient internal market;

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Amendment 532

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Invites the Commission to assess the added-value and costs-benefits of establishing a centralised platform at Member States level where information on tenderers would be collected and made available to contracting authorities; stresses that the once-only principle for submission of documentation should be the guiding principle for such a platform: adds that in order to achieve greatest efficiency, this platform should be based on interoperable standards to allow for interconnections at national level;

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Amendment 533

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Underlines the need to move from analogue processes towards fully digital systems to make procurement decisions smarter, leveraging tools like eForms, eCertis and the Public Procurement Data Space. Stress that establishing a pan-EU procurement data architecture with reliable, structured data collection is crucial for driving better intelligence and improving procurement performance across Member States;

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Amendment 534

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Underlines that the use of GovTech in pre-commercial procurement has so far enabled less financially resourced municipalities to form multi-partner consortia, a model that can be scaled up for larger national projects;

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Amendment 535

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Strengthening the social dimension of European public procurement

Or. en

Amendment 536

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 b. Calls for better use of existing tools such as eForms, eTender, and the Public Procurement Data Space, as well as improved data exchange and sharing of best practices between Member States. Notes that the European Single Procurement Document and eCertis were introduced to simplify procedures, particularly for SMEs. However, as identified by the European Court of Auditors, SME participation has not significantly increased, and the impact of European Single Procurement Document on reducing administrative burdens remains unclear. Emphasizes that despite these efforts, administrative burdens in public procurement are still perceived as high. Highlights that structured data systems can help alleviate these burdens by increasing automation.

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Amendment 537

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Welcomes the acknowledgment of the Commission in the Clean Industrial Deal communication that the use of social conditionalities in public funding ensures that workers benefit from the support provided to industry, including to promote collective bargaining; welcomes the Commission’s intention to support labour and social standards to ensure that the transition is fair and equitable for all in the context of the revision of the legislative framework on public procurement;

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Amendment 538

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 b. Calls for streamlining data reporting obligations for contracting authorities, linking sectoral legislation and procurement needs, avoiding duplication; reiterates the need to develop common formats and methodologies, such as lifecycle costing;

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Amendment 539

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 b. Encourages broader use of digital procurement tools to facilitate cross-border participation, reduce bureaucratic constraints, and ensure efficiency in procurement processes through a fully interoperable EU digital gateway;

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Amendment 540

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 b. Highlights that the Letta Report called for public procurement legislation to ensure that contracts foster the creation of high-quality jobs, characterised by fair wages and conditions underpinned by collective agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 541

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 g. Highlights that currently, economic operators that promote social inclusion, quality jobs and good working conditions and want to offer high-quality, innovative and creative goods and services by investing in their workforce are penalised by the overreliance by contracting authorities on the lowest price criterion for awarding contracts due to the lack of legal clarity of the current framework and resulting fear of litigation;

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Amendment 542

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 h. Urges the Commission to make the use of the Most Economic Advantageous Tender (MEAT) mandatory for the award of contracts and to exclude awards based on price only; emphasises that environmental and social criteria should always be included in this approach to promote sustainability and quality jobs to encompass societal benefits of public spending;

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Amendment 543

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 i. Acknowledges that multiple layers of subcontracting dilute accountability, increase risks of labour violations, puts downward pressure on working conditions of workers down the subcontracting chain and hinders effective enforcement; believes that public procurement rules should promote direct jobs and that companies should have sufficient own staffing to carry out the project to be awarded public contracts; calls on the Commission, in order to increase transparency and responsibility across the supply chain to limit subcontracting to maximum two levels, to make the disclosure of subcontractors and the share of the contract that the contractor intends to subcontract mandatory, as well as to introduce joint and several liability of the economic operators and subcontractors in cases of breeches of labour law and collective agreements;

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Amendment 544

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 j. Believes that primary contractors and subcontractors, including their subsidiaries, that engage in unfair competition, commit tax fraud or are in breach of their obligations with regard to applicable environmental, labour and social standards should be excluded from public contracts; calls therefore on the Commission to abolish the distinction in Article 57 of the Directive between mandatory and facultative exclusion grounds and to clarify what are those exclusion grounds for contracting authorities; calls for the establishment of a black list of economic operators excluded from procurement markets to facilitate enforcement and contribute to safeguarding a level playing field in the internal market;

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Amendment 545

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 k. Calls on the Commission to put forward a clear methodology for assessing the notion of “abnormally low price” in order to provide contracting authorities with more legal certainty when identifying tenders that are likely to not respect minimum social and labour standards;

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Amendment 546

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 l. Recognises that reserved contracts for employees that have workers with disabilities are employing thousands of people; insists that this practice should continue; recalls that the objective of such reserved contracts is to give the opportunity for people with disabilities to transition towards employment in the open labour market and calls for an improved implementation of reserved contracts which benefit the work integration of groups in a disadvantaged situation;

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Amendment 547

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 m. Considers it essential to ensure that large contracts do not only go to large companies; calls on the Commission to include social economy enterprises and micro enterprises in all initiatives that facilitate access to public contracts for SMEs; believes that the new rules should include mandatory division into lots, limitations to imposition of excessive “past-of-proof" requirements as part of the selection criteria;

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Amendment 548

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 n (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 n. Underlines that inclusion of social and health services under the ‘light regime’ to the application of the European public procurement rules has had a detrimental effect in certain Member States on the quality and continuity of care and that there has virtually not been any cross-border bids since the provision of these services is very specific to the organisation of the welfare state; calls therefore on the Commission to exclude social and health services from the scope of the directive;

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Amendment 549

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 o (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 o. Stresses that the “error-free” culture and “chilling effect” resulting from competition logic and dynamics inherent to the current regulatory framework does not allow for creativity, innovation, and flexibility, principles that are key for labour intensive sectors such as social service and essential service providers; calls on the Commission to clarify price revision clauses, in order to allow for innovation and investments in the working force, for instance through trainings or adapting pay in view of a new collective agreement during the period of the contract;

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Amendment 550

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 p (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 p. Is of the opinion that reserved contracts for certain services are a good practice that supports the social economy and that contracting authorities should be supported and encouraged to make more used of this available option; believes however that it is harmful for people in a vulnerable situation to interrupt a care relationship every three years; calls on the Commission to reconsider the 3 year limit and the obligation to not have provides these services in the previous 3 years in article 77 of the Directive;

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Amendment 551

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 q (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 q. Considers it of high importance to ensure reinforced enforcement, monitoring and sanctions to guarantee that economic operators fully respect their obligations, including in the labour field; stresses that procuring authorities should have the necessary resources to fulfil their responsibilities; stresses the importance to ensure full respect for the conditions defined in ILO Convention nº 94 on Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) as part of the horizontal minimum requirements; believes that ensuring that the lack of respect of the relevant conditions should lead to dissuasive sanctions, including the termination of the contract and the exclusion from procurement process, as this will strongly contribute to achieve the objectives of promoting quality jobs and collective bargaining;

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Amendment 552

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 r (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 r. Deplores that the current directive lacks a gender dimension; calls on the Commission to use the upcoming revision to expand annex X in order to ensure that the ILO conventions nº 100, and nº 111 are included therein, along with the Pay Transparency directive, the Work Life Balance Directive, and the Women on Boards directive; considers that not complying with existing legislation should be considered exclusion criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 553

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 s (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 s. Stresses that ensuring that public contracts are awarded to those employers who are ensuring health and safety at work should be guaranteed and therefore calls for the addition of ILO convention nº 155 and nº 187 in annex X;

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Amendment 554

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Specific recommendations for improving European public procurement

Horizontal recommendations for improving European public procurement

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Amendment 555

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on alignment with our overall policy objectives, namely supporting the green and digital transformations of our economy and protecting our strategic autonomy, while simplifying the rules both for contracting authorities and bidders; stresses that the Commission should set precise clear, gradual, and measurable targets with regard to the use of strategic procurement, and propose a harmonisation with regard to processes, verification, transparency and reporting requirements; specifies that elements to simplify public procurement procedures should be part of this reform; as well as simplified structures for joint procurement at local, national and cross-border level; calls on the revision to facilitate cooperation between contracting authorities for joint purchasing; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of legal certainty, efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of disproportionate administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders;

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Amendment 556

Pierre Jouvet, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on promoting social and environmental procurement and boosting European competitiveness, by enabling a proportionate principle of preference for European products, ensuring security of supply for certain vital technologies, products and services, while simplifying and better explaining the rules, educating public procurers so that they feel more confident using them and maintaining adequate possibilities of oversight and access to data; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation aimed at leveraging the strategic role of public procurement and delivering the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; creation of quality jobs and promotion of collective bargaining, climate considerations, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient control and flexibility;

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Amendment 557

Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on legal certainty, unlocking the true potential of article 18(2) of Directive 2014/24/EU to ensure that contracting authorities award public procurement contracts based also on social criteria, such as mandatory collective bargaining agreements, as well as sustainability criteria; calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework which can act as a lever for the internal market at large to promote quality jobs, services and products; highlights that contracting authorities are in need of simplifying the rules and clarifying the legal basis for the MEAT criteria and article 18(2); emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation or simplification for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency, freedom of choice and autonomy for contracting authorities, and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

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Amendment 558

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on boosting European competitiveness, by enabling a proportionate principle of preference for European products, ensuring security of supply for certain vital technologies, products and services, while simplifying the rules and reducing administrative burden; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation aimed at enhancing the strategic role of public procurement and delivering the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 559

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; in this vein, calls on the need to promote cross-border public procurement in the single market, particularly in border regions; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 560

Johan Danielsson, Adnan Dibrani, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on increasing the capability of contracting authorities to prevent criminal and fraudulent entities from entering procurement processes; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while increasing and introducing flexibility necessary to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 561

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level, including of clean technologies and low-carbon materials; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 562

Klara Dostalova, Jorge Martín Frías, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for continuation of the directive - as form of regulation and revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 563

Virginie Joron, Elisabeth Dieringer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on implementing European preference and reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a minimum harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

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Amendment 564

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 565

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that harmonisation should be limited to essential aspects that deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures for joint procurement at the national level, without the imposition of unnecessary cross-border frameworks; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while ensuring that Member States retain the freedom to manage procurement according to their own national interests and priorities;

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Amendment 566

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing, digitizing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 567

Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, Klara Dostalova

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation limited to essential aspects where it can deliver the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

Or. en

Amendment 568

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on clarifying and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation where it can deliver the greatest added value and social benefit, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of clarity, efficiency, fairness and predictability, as well as clear administrative requirements on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

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Amendment 569

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for a revision of the EU public procurement framework focused on reducing and simplifying the rules; stresses that the Commission should propose a harmonisation where it can deliver possibly the greatest added value, such as digital procurement tools and the standardisation of tender procedures and structures for joint procurement at both national and cross-border level; emphasises that the objective should not be harmonisation for its own sake, but rather the improvement of efficiency and predictability, as well as the reduction of excessive administrative burdens on contracting authorities and bidders, while maintaining sufficient flexibility to ensure the prudent use of taxpayers’ money;

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Amendment 570

Peter Agius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(1) Recommends concrete actions to combat corruption through more transparency in the use of negotiated procedures without prior publication. This should be achieved through the systemic publication of the existing Voluntary Ex-ante notice as a mandatory procedure. Moreover the said ex-ante notice should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union as well as in the website or other public place of the relevant public authority.

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Amendment 571

Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Reminds that the application of the Horizontal Social Clause is mandatory and welcomes the clarification by the CJEU that the social and environmental obligations in the Horizontal Social Clause are “a cardinal value with which the Member States must ensure compliance”;

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Amendment 572

Peter Agius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 – point 2 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(2) Recommends the strengthening of reasons justifying the use of negotiated procedure without publication whereby contracting authorities should be obliged to clearly motivate and explain the reasons leading to the use of such a procedure in a mandatory ex-ante notice. Moreover, failure to duly motivate the reasons justifying the use of the negotiated procedure should be introduced as a ground for the ineffectiveness of the said procedure.

Or. en

Amendment 573

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Calls on the Commission to clarify, in line with the ECJ judgement Case C-395/18, that the requirements in Article 18(2) of the directive relating to environmental, social and labour law, constitute a binding principle, like the other principles referred to in Article 18(1), namely the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, transparency and proportionality; calls on the Commission to ensure that the horizontal social clause is applied across all articles in the public procurement directive; stresses that a lack of legal clarity for contracting authorities resulted in a widespread fear of litigation and a chilling effect regarding the application of social considerations in the different stages of the procurement process;

Or. en

Amendment 574

Johan Danielsson, Adnan Dibrani, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Calls for increased flexibility for contracting authorities to design and apply exclusion criteria in procurement processes, enabling them to effectively address specific sectoral risks related to fraud, corruption, and criminal infiltration; highlights that different sectors require tailored exclusion criteria reflecting their distinct vulnerabilities and operational contexts, and emphasises the importance of empowering authorities to adapt their approaches accordingly, thus reinforcing preventive measures and enhancing procurement security and integrity;

Or. en

Amendment 575

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Encourages greater cross-border cooperation in public procurement, where there are benefits such as for large-scale projects, to enhance efficiency and cohesion within the EU internal market; supports interoperable digital infrastructure that allows procurement data and procedures to be shared seamlessly across Member States, this would reduce barriers and enhance market cohesion, benefiting suppliers of all sizes across the EU;

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Amendment 576

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Emphasises that environmental and social requirements must be integrated from the planning stage of a procurement procedure and monitored throughout the entire process, namely selection, award criteria and conditions to perform the contract; believes that such requirements should be designed according to the best existing practices and supported by the development of life-cycle methodologies;

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Amendment 577

Henrik Dahl

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Emphasises that the future EU public procurement framework should continue to take the form of a directive, in order to preserve Member States’ flexibility to implement rules in line with national legal systems and practices; underlines that efforts to standardise procurement procedures must fully respect the principle of subsidiarity;

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Amendment 578

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18a. Calls on the Commission to revise the public procurement and concessions directives, in order to exempt public companies that are tenderers of a contract or concession from the requirement to hold new tenders for the purchase of supplies needed for the fulfilment of the contract;

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Amendment 579

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Stresses the effectiveness of reserved contracts in supporting the employment of persons with disabilities through public procurement; calls on the Commission to uphold and enhance reserved contracts, ensuring they fully comply with the UNCRPD;

Or. en

Amendment 580

Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Stresses that such revision should clearly identify social goals (eg promotion of quality employment, equality, gender equality, sustainable development) as essential aims of procurement in line with art 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the TFEU;

Or. en

Amendment 581

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Calls for a Commission to issue non-binding guidelines to promote standardisation without restricting restricting the discretion of contracting authorities.

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Amendment 582

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Calls for the elimination the possibility to award public contracts on the basis of price only;

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Amendment 583

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 b. Urges the Commission to make the use of the Most Economic Advantageous Tender (MEAT) mandatory for the award of contracts, and to ensure the phasing out of awards based on price only; emphasises that environmental and social criteria should always be included in this approach; adds that non-price consideration should be given a substantial weight in the total rating and final decision on award of contracts; call on the Commission to clarify the use of the criteria sufficiently to offer legal certainty to contracting authorities;

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Amendment 584

Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 b. calls on the Commission to make the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) Article 67(2) the default standard in the upcoming revision of the public procurement directive, including criteria to promote collective bargaining and ensure quality jobs;

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Amendment 585

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 b. Calls for accessibility requirements to be integrated at all stages of public procurement, including communication from contacting authorities, technical specifications, award criteria, and service quality assurance;

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Amendment 586

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 c. Asks specifically the Commission to further promote collective bargaining and quality jobs by streamlining application by an economic operator of terms and conditions set in collective agreements throughout the procurement processes, from the contract notice, selection criteria to the performance of the contract; calls furthermore for clarifying that requiring compliance with collective agreements and fair working conditions should be considered as a relevant criteria linked to the subject-matter in all cases;

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Amendment 587

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 c. calls on the introduction of mandatory labour clauses in public contracts in order to ensure a level playing field and to promote fair competition and fair working conditions in accordance with the applicable collective agreement concluded by the most representative social partners in the sector; or in accordance with arbitration award or national laws and regulation;

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Amendment 588

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 d. Stresses that the development and use of trustworthy, high-quality and transparent sustainability labels and certifications support contracting authorities in operationalising sustainability objectives, reducing the administrative burden and the need for in-depth technical assessments, while also limiting the risk of legal uncertainty or disputes; calls on the Commission to promote and further develop such labels at Union level, ensuring their credibility and usability across sectors;

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Amendment 589

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese, David Cormand

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 e. Calls on the Commission to propose a “Buy European and Sustainable Act”, applied across European funding instruments, national state aids and public procurement; stresses that such an Act should be constructed as to respect the Union's international commitments and maintain access to public procurement markets for Least Developed Countries and Lower Middle Income Countries;

Or. en

Amendment 590

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 f. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission of the introduction of a European preference in public procurement for critical sectors and technologies; underlines that a “Buy European” clause must go hand in hand with sustainability requirements; considers therefore that the upcoming revision should set up a consistent framework including EU-content requirements or ambitious resilience criteria to support the EU strategic autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 591

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 g. Highlights that EU-content requirements can be shaped either by limiting the amount of parts manufactured in a third-country or through dedicating quotas of procurement in strategic sectors to EU-based producers; stresses that EU content requirements should be coupled with sustainability and social criteria; stress that EU-content requirements should be set up as to respect of the Union's international commitments, and maintains access to public procurement markets for Least Developed Countries and Lower Middle Income Countries;

Or. en

Amendment 592

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 h. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address critical vulnerabilities for the Union's strategic autonomy by supporting a European digital industrial policy; calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory preference for the procurement of ITC systems and services which are governed under exclusive european jurisdiction; calls on the Commission to make the procurement of open source technologies for all future public ICT developments mandatory;

Or. en

Amendment 593

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 i. Recommends giving contracting authorities legal certainty that requirements on human rights and environmental due diligence, which includes the labour and environmental conditions linked to the production and provision of goods and services, are considered to be linked to the subject matter of the contract.

Or. en

Amendment 594

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and consistency across public procurement in the EU; notes that greater integration within the public procurement market is crucial for realising the strategic goals of the European Union; recalls that for SMEs and start-ups it is often extremely complicated to participate in public tenders, especially when those are organised in markets where they do not directly operate and have suboptimal knowledge of local regulations and administrative requirements; stresses that SMEs should be supported to explore other Member State markets; calls for sharing best practices across the EU and simplifying cross-border procurement procedures; calls on the Member States to stimulate business participation in cross-border public procurement by refraining from using criteria of language for declining bids in tender procedures;

Or. en

Amendment 595

Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and consistency across public procurement in the EU; urges the Commission to study the feasibility of a European register of declarations of interest in the field of public procurement, allowing for the identification of personal or professional links between contracting authorities and successful tenderers, in order to prevent situations of conflict of interest that could affect the integrity of the process.

Or. es

Amendment 596

Dirk Gotink

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and consistency across public procurement in the EU; emphasises the importance of the principle of proportionality, meaning that the contracting authority’s decisions, as well as the requirements and conditions set in a tender, must be reasonably aligned with the nature and scope of the contract being procured;

Or. en

Amendment 597

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement and compliance tools to promote legal certainty, effectiveness and consistency across public procurement in the EU; highlights the need for support to contracting authorities, especially those with limited administrative and economic resources, in enforcement and to ensure compliance with the agreed upon contractual obligations;

Or. en

Amendment 598

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and consistency, as well as guidance on socially responsible public procurement across the EU; suggests that the Commission increases funding for further training of public buyers to effectively implement the EU public procurement framework;

Or. en

Amendment 599

Dóra Dávid

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms, procedural guarantees, independent oversight bodies with sufficient powers and effective enforcement tools as well as the elimination of barriers, such as high fees, to seeking redress in public procurement processes in order to promote legal certainty and consistency across public procurement in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 600

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms, and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and fair competition across public procurement in the EU, special focus should be placed on creating transparent, digital monitoring and auditing systems that leverage real-time data to detect fraud and ensure compliance;

Or. en

Amendment 601

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 602

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 603

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring and reporting mechanisms and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and consistency across public procurement in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 604

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Calls on the Commission to abolish the distinction between mandatory and facultative exclusion grounds and clarify what are those exclusion grounds for contracting authorities; adds that any economic operator that is in breach of their obligations with regard to applicable environmental, labour and social standards should effectively be excluded from public procurement markets; adds that such a provision should also apply to subcontracting; calls for the establishment of a European black list of economic operators excluded from procurement markets for non-compliance with their obligations, for engaging in tax evasion or tax avoidance, or for reasons such as not respecting trade unions and workers’ rights;

Or. en

Amendment 605

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Morten Løkkegaard, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Calls on the Commission to streamline as much as possible administrative processes to ease burdens, refining selection criteria for effective procurement and boosting administrative capacities; believes that standardised criteria make for more accessible and attractive contracts for SMEs, which is essential for fostering wider participation and driving innovation in the sector;

Or. en

Amendment 606

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Calls on the Commission to unlock the full potential of the European Public Procurement database by developing it in a fully-fledged data-analytics platform, connected with supplier registries and both EU and national debarment databases, to enhance and standardise cross-border monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement tools.

Or. en

Amendment 607

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Recommends the introduction of strengthened mechanisms for transparency and oversight in public procurement by integrating advanced data analytics and AI technologies into the procurement process to detect irregularities, fraud, national security risks, and corruption in real-time;

Or. en

Amendment 608

Henrik Dahl

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Recommends that the Commission support the development of data-driven risk analytics within the Public Procurement Data Space, including the integration of procurement, company, and sanctions data to support proactive fraud detection and integrity oversight;

Or. en

Amendment 609

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Believes that the revision of the procurement Directives should ensure that the mandatory application by economic operators follow the terms and conditions of the applicable collective agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 610

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 b. Calls on the Commission , in order to increase transparency and responsibility across the supply chain to limit subcontracting to maximum two levels, to make the disclosure of subcontractors mandatory, as well as to introduce joint and several liability of the economic operators and subcontractors in cases of breeches of labour law and collective agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 611

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 b. Acknowledges that self-cleaning mechanism's effectiveness relies heavily on contracting authorities' capacity to thoroughly evaluate these corrective actions; encourages the Commission to replace the self-cleaning mechanism by objective mechanisms and to further strengthen professionalisation and training of procurement officials;

Or. en

Amendment 612

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Supports the introduction of standard contract section templates across the Member States in order to create greater uniformity in tendering procedures and ensure legal clarity for contracting authorities and economic operators;

20. Supports the introduction of standard contract section templates across the Member States in order to simplify procurement procedures, create greater uniformity in tendering procedures and ensure legal clarity for contracting authorities and economic operators; considers that such standardisation contributes significantly to administrative efficiency and the reduction of transaction costs, as it enables both contracting authorities to streamline the preparation of tender documents and economic operators to reuse elements of previous tenders, particularly when participating in multiple procurement procedures.

Or. en

Amendment 613

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Considers that more simplification and standardisation of public procurement practices are needed; supports the introduction of standard contract section templates across the Member States in order to create greater uniformity in tendering procedures and ensure legal clarity for contracting authorities and economic operators; points to the use of standard models which should provide for shorter and more consistent tender documents with the aim of reducing administrative burden for both SMEs and public procurers;

Or. en

Amendment 614

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Supports the introduction of standard contract section templates, which would also facilitate the integration of contract data into digital platforms, enabling easier tracking and comparison across Member States, this would help reduce unnecessary administrative burdens and ensure legal clarity for contracting authorities and economic operators, while maintaining flexibility for market-driven solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 615

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 616

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Supports the introduction where appropriate or suitable, of standard contract section templates across the Member States in order to create greater uniformity in tendering procedures and ensure legal clarity for contracting authorities and economic operators;

Or. en

Amendment 617

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Requests the Commission to conduct an in-depth impact assessment on the implications of prioritizing national or like-minded partner entities in procurement related to strategic industries—such as heavy industry, medicines, energy, and chemicals—with the aim of ensuring the continuity of critical capabilities in Member States and reducing reliance on single vendors; emphasizes that the Commission must carefully evaluate the potential cost implications, the risks of limiting access to cutting-edge technologies, and the effects on the quality of services and products, maintaining consistency with the unions international legal commitments; recognizes in that context importance of business that invest and reinvest within the Union, thus supporting European economy, welfare of workers and local communities;

Or. en

Amendment 618

Gaetano Pedulla'

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Requires that in the execution of the contract the application of collective labor agreements strictly connected to the object of the contract must be guaranteed; requestes that in order to avoid contractual dumping and exploitation of workers, the National and Territorial Collective Labor Agreement signed by the most representative trade union organizations at national level must be identified in the tender documents;

Or. en

Amendment 619

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Welcomes the priority given by the European Commission to reduce the burden on businesses of legally mandated reporting requirements by 25% and 35% for SMEs; calls for this priority to be implemented across all sectors and calls for all new Commission proposals to be assessed on the basis of whether or not they improve EU competitiveness, including with robust impact assessments;

Or. en

Amendment 620

Virginie Joron, Elisabeth Dieringer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20a. Supports the introduction of binding linguistic requirements to ensure the staff working on the public procurement understand, speak and write in the Member State's official language or, alternatively, the official language of the region where the contract is performed;

Or. fr

Amendment 621

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Supports the introduction of civic monitoring mechanisms, including third-party monitors, in high-value and high-risk areas to guarantee effective use of public funds and the integrity of the public procurement procedure;

Or. en

Amendment 622

Gaetano Pedulla'

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 b. Requires that public contracts must be carried out predominantly by the successful tenderer with direct workers; highlights that subcontracting can be at most two levels and only with technical justification in the case of specialized work; emphasizes that subcontracted workers must be recognized the same regulatory and salary treatment as that received by the direct workers of the successful tenderer; maintains that the contracting authority and the successful tenderer must be jointly responsible for subcontracted workers with regard to compliance with workers' rights and safety, including the payment of salaries and contributions;

Or. en

Amendment 623

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 b. Calls for a strengthening of integrity measures, including expanded definition of conflicts of interests to include mandatory interests and asset declarations of public officials involved and secure whistleblowing mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 624

Virginie Joron, Elisabeth Dieringer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries; criticises the fact that those tools were adopted in the EU only very recently; emphasises the importance of ensuring reciprocal access to public procurement at international level and calls for better use of the EU’s international procurement instrument; highlights, moreover, the possibilities offered by Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries, particularly with regard to excluding businesses from the third country in question from European public procurement or penalties applied to those businesses in public tenders; emphasises the slow and cumbersome nature of the procedures followed before the implementation of retaliation measures; calls on the Commission and the Council to speed up procedures;

Or. fr

Amendment 625

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission, Member States and contracting authorities make full use of the available tools such as the Union’s trade defence toolbox to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries that discriminates against EU countries participation to their public procurement processes insisting on reciprocity thanks to the international procurement instrument; recalls that the Union may restrict access to its public procurement markets in response to breaches of international trade rules, including WTO-incompatible increases in customs duties; in addition, encourages to undertake decisive action through the Foreign Subsidies Regulation; strongly supports the development of new tools to adequately protect the Union’ market against non-market overcapacities;

Or. en

Amendment 626

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries; deplores, therefore, the watering down of the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence as well as the Directive on corporate sustainability reporting, which harmonise due diligence legislation and corporate reporting from non-EU countries with the EU internal market; stresses that the watering down or removal of these legislations would harm the ability of smaller European actors to stay competitive in public procurement tenders;

Or. en

Amendment 627

Dirk Gotink

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise current tools like the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the International Procurement Instrument to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries and to apply a strict principle of reciprocity when it comes to access to strategic sectors of the EU public procurement market, like food, energy and health; believes the European public procurement rules should provide enough flexibility for preferential treatment of EU based companies and value chains in local and regional economies;

Or. en

Amendment 628

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries, while recognising the unique circumstances of communities residing in EU border regions that engage in regular crossborder economic and social exchange with neighbouring third countries, believes that a simplified and more competitive EU public procurement process can strengthen the global competitiveness of European industries, better positioning them to access economic opportunities in non-EU countries;

Or. en

Amendment 629

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully and strictly enforce EU laws preventing unfair competition from non-EU countries, in particular the International Procurement Instrument and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation; Recalls that third countries that are not part of the GPA or have not concluded international agreement with the EU cannot claim equal treatment in the area of Public Procurement as stated in the case law C-652/22; supports therefore their exclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 630

Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission, Member States and contracting authorities fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries, including the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the International Procurement Instrument and the possibilities to exclude foreign bidders from EU public procurement;

Or. en

Amendment 631

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

Or. en

Amendment 632

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries; calls in particular to ensure that economic operators that provide fair working conditions and that apply collective agreements concluded with trade unions are not undercut;

Or. en

Amendment 633

Dóra Dávid

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries, while simultaneously increasing the volume of cross-border bidding within the single market and ensure that European bidders can participate in tenders;

Or. en

Amendment 634

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools, including the International Procurement Instrument and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

Or. en

Amendment 635

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Recommends that the Commission fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

21. Recommends that the Member States fully utilise current tools to prevent unfair competition from non-EU countries;

Or. en

Amendment 636

Johan Danielsson, Adnan Dibrani, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Calls for the Directive to explicitly empower Member States to, as a general rule, restrict subcontracting to a maximum of two tiers or fewer in sectors at risk of labour exploitation, fraud, criminal infiltration, and where subcontracting poses security risks by potentially granting antagonistic or malicious actors access to sensitive workplaces and critical infrastructure; emphasises that such explicit provisions would significantly enhance transparency, mitigate risks associated with overly complex supply chains, and strengthen safeguards protecting against criminal activities, labour abuses, and security threats.

Or. en

Amendment 637

Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Calls in particular to ensure that economic operators that provide good working conditions and that apply collective agreements concluded with trade unions are not undercut; ensuring significant mandatory award criterion connected with collective bargaining, including giving an advantage to tenderers whose workers, and subcontractors’ workers, are covered by collective agreements, and full respect for the conditions defined in ILO Convention C94 on Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) will contribute significantly to achieve these objectives;

Or. en

Amendment 638

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Underlines that mandatory use of sustainability and social criteria in public procurement is a way to value high-quality products and services while preventing social and environmental dumping; asks the Commission to expand the current Annex X of Directive (EU) 2014/24 to update its scope, and in particular to include ILO conventions nº 155 and nº 187 on health and safety at work, as well as the Climate Paris Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 639

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Urges the Commission to revise and clarify the mandatory social clause in the EU public procurement framework, by explicitly stating that a reference to collective agreements can never be considered a discriminatory measure in public contract;

Or. en

Amendment 640

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Recommends to exclude from EU procurement in strategic sectors, economic operators from countries which have not concluded a plurilateral or bilateral agreement with the EU guaranteeing equal and reciprocal access to public procurement;

Or. en

Amendment 641

Dóra Dávid

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Invites the Commission to examine opportunities to boost the participation of European companies in procurement processes launched for projects financed by European institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 642

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 b. Stresses the importance to ensure full respect for the conditions defined in ILO Convention nº 94 on Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) as part of the horizontal minimum requirements;

Or. en

Amendment 643

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 b. Urges the Commission to oblige contractors to respect pay and working conditions in line with prevalent collective agreements in line with ILO Convention No. 94;

Or. en

Amendment 644

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 c. Urges the Commission to enable preferential treatment for companies complying with applicable collective bargaining agreements or having company level agreements, by, for example, ensuring that public authorities can give award points to companies with collective agreements and that national authorities can make such policies mandatory;

Or. en

Amendment 645

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 c. Calls on the European Commission to revise and clarify the mandatory social clause in the European public procurement directives, by explicitly stating that a reference to collective agreements can never be considered a discriminatory measure in public contract;

Or. en

Amendment 646

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 d. Urges the Commission to prohibit from public tenders companies which have engaged in criminal activities or union-busting or have refused to participate in collective bargaining under any circumstance;

Or. en

Amendment 647

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 e. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that companies receiving any EU funding or public financial support protect workers, guarantee decent working conditions, respect trade unions and applicable collective agreements in line with ILO Conventions;

Or. en

Amendment 648

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Notes that a significant proportion of contracts in most Member States are awarded based on the lowest price bid; urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by non-EU entities, or EU entities who in the tender use non-EU entities as subcontractors or products of these non-EU entities, such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition; highlights the negative effects of emphasizing the lowest price as the sole award criterion and urges the Commission to pursue stricter measures concerning dumping; encourages Member States to reject tenders if the provided evidence fails to adequately justify the unusually low level of pricing;

Or. en

Amendment 649

Dirk Gotink

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Highlights the need to ensure that third-country companies cannot gain an unfair advantage in procurement procedures through state subsidies and that fair competition in the market is not jeopardised by undercutting; urges the Commission and the Member States therefore to take decisive action, establish clear and transparent rules for the exclusion of third-country bidders, and introduce stronger measures against abnormally low bids from third-country companies, for example by requiring independent cost assessments and enforcing contracting authorities to reject a tender where the evidence provided does not satisfactorily justify the low level of the price; further calls for a convergence among Member States on the rules for including or excluding third-country bidders in public tenders, especially in cases where projects are (co-)financed by European fund;

Or. en

Amendment 650

Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by non-EU entities such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition; calls for contracts financed wholly or partially with EU funds to be made subject to a strengthened oversight and control system, with regular audits and public access to essential information on the procedures, including selection criteria, scores and award justifications.

Or. es

Amendment 651

Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against all entities that exploit the public procurement framework to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes, such as criminal networks and actors which engage in social dumping; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by all entities such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition, social and sustainability ambitions, and does not discriminate against actors which have collective bargaining agreements or that pay their workers fairly;

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Amendment 652

Virginie Joron, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Elisabeth Dieringer

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by non-EU entities such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition; calls, in this regard, for better implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market;

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Amendment 653

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids, including those put forward by non-EU entities, such as reinforcing the exclusion criteria and mandating independent cost assessments, adherence to fair wages, compliance with ILO standards and responsible business conduct and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition and social and environmental standards;

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Amendment 654

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Sebastião Bugalho, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by non-EU entities such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition; calls for the strict application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and the International Procurement Instrument to safeguard a level playing field in public procurement.

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Amendment 655

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by non-EU entities such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition, while also ensuring national security interests, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure;

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Amendment 656

Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 657

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Urges the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the introduction of stronger measures against abnormally low bids put forward by non-EU entities such as mandating independent cost assessments and ensuring that price undercutting does not undermine fair market competition;

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Amendment 658

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Stresses that unfair competition has a negative impact on both workers and bona fide companies; considers that economic operators that have not respected (or whose subcontractors have not respected) trade union and workers rights and labour obligations, including collective agreements, or environmental obligations or that engaged in work related crime must be excluded from public procurement processes; considers also that economic operators that have not paid the wages due to their workers or that engage in social security contributions or tax evasion or avoidance must not be awarded public procurement contracts; highlights that, in order to promote greater efficiency and simplification, the provisions related to grounds for exclusion should be streamlined through an exhaustive list and a clear distinction between mandatory grounds for exclusion, intended to protect a public interest, and optional grounds for exclusion, intended to protect the interests of the contracting authorities or entities;

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Amendment 659

Pierfrancesco Maran, Brando Benifei, Cecilia Strada, Raffaele Topo, Pierre Jouvet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Requests that social criteria are respected by all economic operators, including suppliers and subcontractors, throughout the chain of activities and that this is ensured also monitoring the application of the obligations outlined by the recent Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence which establishes clear obligations to address actual and potential impacts on human rights and the environment throughout companies' operations and supply chains; emphasizes the need to ensure the Public Procurement Directive requires bidders to fulfil their due diligence obligations as a condition to participate in public procurement contracts;

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Amendment 660

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Morten Løkkegaard

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Considers that European preference must be considered as an important guiding principle and long-term ambition of EU policies related to European public procurement, in order to develop and protect European competitiveness and strategic autonomy; stresses, however, that such preference must not be pursued as an absolute principle and particular consideration shall be given to the existing status of international supply and value chains;

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Amendment 661

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Calls for European preference to be considered as an important guiding principle of EU policies related to European public procurement, in order to develop and protect European competitiveness and strategic autonomy;

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Amendment 662

Hanna Gedin, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Calls for a more practically usable definition of “abnormally low price” to help contracting authorities identify contracts that are likely to not provide goods of high quality or respect social conditions;

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Amendment 663

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 b. Believes that reinforcing monitoring and sanction mechanisms is necessary to ensure the respect of applicable labour obligations and contract compliance by economic operators, as well as of other requirements, and ensuring that the lack of respect of the relevant conditions leads to dissuasive sanctions, including the termination of the contract and the exclusion from procurement processes; considers that Member States must provide adequate financial and non-financial support to equip contracting authorities with the necessary resources to fulfil their responsibilities;

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Amendment 664

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms of European preference, ultimately supporting European and regional economic and social and environmental resilience, quality jobs and collective bargaining, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, gender equality and inclusion of workers with disabilities, including public consultation mechanisms of communities; calls for the introduction of an obligation on contracting authorities to carry out an in-depth analysis of their local economic base (sourcing); underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains; it is important to reinforce the possibility for contracting authorities to give a strong focus to social and sustainability criteria, including environmental and climate ones;

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Amendment 665

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese, David Cormand

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains; stresses the role of public procurement can play for the development of sustainable and healthy food policies through mandatory use of sustainability and climate-related criteria for catering services that promotes organic and sustainably-grown food products, including by considering some geographical criteria to ensure local sourcing of primary food products;

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Amendment 666

Jeannette Baljeu, Ivars Ijabs, Yvan Verougstraete, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Nikola Minchev, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Morten Løkkegaard

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

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Amendment 667

Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies; notes, in this context, the importance of putting bidding actors with collective bargaining agreements and fair pay for their workers on an even playing field in public procurement tenders to avoid indirect discrimination against them; highlights the role of quality jobs for regional economic resilience and the sustainability of local economy;

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Amendment 668

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, contributing to a more balanced distribution of economic activity between urban and non-urban areas; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains; emphasizes that public procurement practices should foster economic growth without unduly favouring specific sectors or regions;

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Amendment 669

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic and social resilience, quality jobs and collective bargaining and the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

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Amendment 670

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains, and of small rural entrepreneurs;

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Amendment 671

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Requests that public procurement incorporates mechanisms of European preference, ultimately supporting European and regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

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Amendment 672

Petr Bystron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support regional economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

23. Seeks to ensure that public procurement incorporates mechanisms that support national economic resilience, the equitable distribution of opportunities and the sustainability of local economies, which will balance out the disproportionate centralisation of economic activity in urban hubs; underlines, in this context, the role of agriculture producers and their supply chains;

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Amendment 673

Dirk Gotink

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Insists that the awarding contracts should be based on the best price-quality ratio, meaning that tenders should be evaluated not only on price but also on factors such as quality, regional and social impact, and continuity of supply of complex and essential services like local and regional health care; calls for a development of common methodologies for life-cycle cost assessment to move away from a solely price-based award criterion; recommends that if a contract is awarded solely on the basis of the lowest price, a clear justification must be provided; believes that for strategic sectors like food, energy and health broad exemptions must exist to allow for strategic and preferential awards for European companies and value chains;

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Amendment 674

Adnan Dibrani, Christel Schaldemose, Johan Danielsson, Maria Guzenina

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Supports increased flexibility in public-public partnerships, enabling public authorities to work together more effectively to enhance service delivery and reduce costs; recommends revising the current directive’s definition of public-public cooperation to acknowledge such cooperation as any contracts or arrangements made between two or more contracting authorities, and to introduce a broader exemption for these types of collaborative efforts in the updated directive;

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Amendment 675

Anna Cavazzini, Reinier Van Lanschot, Katrin Langensiepen, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Deplores that the current directive does not have a gender dimension; calls on the Commission to use the upcoming revision to ensure that the transposition in Member States complies with ILO conventions nº 100, and nº 111, as well as compliance with the Pay Transparency Directive, the Work-Life Balance Directive, and the Women on Boards Directive; considers that not complying with existing legislation should be considered “exclusion criteria”;

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Amendment 676

Klara Dostalova, Virginie Joron, Jaroslav Bžoch, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Emphasizes that the current linkage between various public procurement directives remains convoluted and creates serious competences overreach; insists that we must restore proper limits on centralized control by avoiding additional layers of regulation that only serve to undermine market efficiency and free enterprise while creating confusion for both businesses and local governments;

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Amendment 677

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Supports the introduction in the directives of a mechanism dedicated to the treatment of bids that are non-covered by international agreements; supports, furthermore, an extension of the preference system set out in article 85 of Directive 2014/25 to contracts awarded by contracting authorities;

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Amendment 678

Piotr Müller

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Recognises the particularities and strategic role of public food procurement to strengthen EU food security and resilience, support EU farmers, and promote healthier eating habits;

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Amendment 679

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Calls for the outermost regions to continue benefiting from derogatory measures justified by the specific challenges these territories face;

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Amendment 680

Christian Doleschal, Marion Walsmann, Daniel Caspary, Regina Doherty, Gheorghe Falcă, Andreas Schwab, Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 c. Observes that contracting authorities are already engaged in sustainable and climate-friendly procurement, guided by comprehensive sustainability regulations at the European, national, and regional levels; highlights that mandatory ESG criteria would create additional administrative burdens for contracting authorities, with minimal benefits in return;

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Amendment 681

Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Demands the implementation of socially responsible public procurement, also known as strategic procurement, that prioritises long-term value, creates quality job opportunities, promotes collective bargaining and quality jobs, promotes social and professional inclusion and better conditions for disabled and disadvantaged people, and resilience, including environmental and climate resilience, over short-term cost reductions in all public sectors, particularly in services of general interest; reiterates that future frameworks on public procurement must not encroach on the possibility for public authorities to host in-house provisions of services;

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Amendment 682

Pierre Jouvet, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Elisabeth Grossmann, Idoia Mendia, François Kalfon, Estelle Ceulemans, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Guzenina, Brando Benifei, Pierfrancesco Maran

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls for the implementation of strategic procurement models that prioritise long-term value and offers lead market opportunities for products respecting the objectives of the Union, including, quality jobs and collective bargaining, environmental and climate sustainability, and resilience over short-term cost reductions, particularly in strategic sectors for the future such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, energy, construction, steel, the car industry, security and defence, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, semiconductors, 5G/6G, biotechnologies, net zero technologies, mobility, chemicals and advanced materials;

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Amendment 683

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls for the implementation of strategic procurement models that prioritise long-term value and resilience over short-term cost reductions and offers lead market opportunities for products respecting the objectives of the Union, particularly in strategic sectors and for key technologies for the future, such as steel, the car industry, the transport industry, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, energy, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, semiconductors, 5G/6G, biotechnologies, net zero technologies, mobility, chemicals and advanced materials;

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Amendment 684

Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Jeannette Baljeu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Calls for the implementation of strategic procurement models that prioritise long-term value and resilience over short-term cost reductions and offer lead market opportunities for products respecting the objectives of the Union, particularly in strategic sectors and for key technologies for the future, such as steel, the car industry, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, energy, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, semiconductors, 5G/6G, biotechnologies, net zero technologies, mobility, chemicals and advanced materials;

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Amendment 685

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends the implementation of strategic procurement models that prioritise long-term value and resilience over short-term cost reductions, particularly in sectors such as healthcare, energy and security; highlights the importance of stimulating investments in the public procurement and concessions sector and urges the Commission to allow changes to the duration of a concession contract, in order to take account of the new investments made by the concessionaire after the award of the contract;

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