Public Contracts Code
In the fall of 2025 I got wind that the Portuguese government was going to review the Public Contracts Code in short notice. This revision was described as a thorough affair and not a simple nip and tuck. In a discussion on Linkedin I was assured the draft would be
Public Procurement
One of the changes the Government wants to introduce with the procurement reform is the concept of a "national procurement policy" to be followed by contracting authorities when carrying out procurement. That is to say, contracting authorities would no longer only follow their own objectives in public procurement
Public Procurement
Nailing it in the head: Suppliers are getting worse information, it is hidden in too many places and competition is falling. /content/files/vbnszsydt8.pdf pic.twitter.com/u4qLZkS2PkJune 17, 2019 Vague descriptions = More complexity = less competition = worse outcomes. For those complexity paddlers who think their special interest can be