06.Award criteria
This chapter addresses the issues surrounding the final criteria that contracting authorities must select to determine the basis on which contracts are awarded. Over the years, many authorities have fallen foul of the fundamental principles that underpin the constraints placed upon them.
Issues in Design of Award Criteria
Unlike the selection stage, the criteria that are permitted in the award of the contract are not limited by category but do have to be linked to the subject matter of the contract.1 This subject matter derives from the business case as discussed in Chapter 2. This requirement has been significantly relaxed under the new directive, allowing this linkage to relate to processes occurring before or after the ...
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