Questions and answers

Is the contract value to be calculated excluding or including Value Added Tax Division?

The contract value is calculated in accordance with Article 8(1) of the Public Procurement Act or Article 23(1) of the Public Procurement Act in the sectors, excluding Value Added Tax Division.

What is the difference between the suitability criteria and the award criteria?

The suitability criteria are mandatory criteria that must be fulfilled and generally relate to the characteristics of the candidate or tenderer.
The award criteria generally relate to the subject matter of the contract. These can be fulfilled in different ways, which can lead to correspondingly different evaluations of the individual tenderers.

What is the difference between an open procedure and a restricted procedure?

A restricted procedure is a two-stage procedure. Both procedures must be published in the official publication media. In the restricted procedure, however, you only receive the application documents in the first phase and not the tender documents as in the open procedure. On the basis of the submitted application, a predefined number of applicants are invited to submit an offer based on the criteria in the application documents.

Is it permissible to refer to brands or manufacturers in the tender documents?

The description of the object of the contract must be in a neutral form, without reference to brands or manufacturers. If reference is made to brands or manufacturers for compelling reasons, the reference must also refer to equivalent other products or processes(Art. 18 ÖAWG) or(Art. 30 ÖAWSG). This can be done, for example, with the reference "or equivalent".

Where can I find public tenders in Switzerland?

Tenders in Switzerland
Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce
OLMeRO
Calls for tenders (title in the official gazette "Open for applications") in the canton of St. Gallen
Tenders (title in the official gazette "Tenders") in the canton of Graubünden
Tenders (title in the official gazette "Submissions") in the canton of Zurich

Where can I find public tenders from member states of the European Union?

Tenders in the European Union

Where can I find public tenders from member states of the World Trade Organization?

Tenders in the World Trade Organization

What is the minimum award amount for a complaint?

A complaint is possible from an award amount of CHF 200,000. In the case of a construction contract above the EEA/WTO thresholds, a complaint is also possible below an award amount of CHF 200,000, unless an exception clause pursuant to Article 9 (3) and (4) of the Austrian Public Procurement Act (ÖAWG) or Article 24 (3) and (4) of the Public Procurement Act in the sectors concerned is involved.