Instruction of NCP to Procurement and Small Scale Contracting funded from the EEA and Norwegian Funds Czech-Norwegian research programme CZ09 Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

What is Small Scale Contracting Small-scale contracting ( hereinafter " SSC " ) -contracts with a value of 0, - up to 2 mil. CZK without VAT respectively. 6 mil. CZK without VAT -do not fall within the scope of the Act no. 137/2006 Coll., on public procurement (herein further reffered to as „Act“) with the exception of § 6, § 12 para. 3 and § 18 par. 5 of the Act. -SSC is governed by - Instruction of the National Focal Point for SSC funded from the EEA and Norwegian Fund ( hereinafter the „Instruction" ) - version no. 2 from January 30, Internal regulations of the contracting authority or other regulations, which the contracting authority must follow ( ! ) Contracting authoriry follows the Instruction, unless the internal regulations are stricter - in cases not provided for in the Intsruction the contracting authority proceeds individually with the prior approval of the NCP / PO - mostly analogy under the Act

General Principles of SSC The contracting authority is obliged to observe basic principles : -principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness -the principle of transparency – the procedure by the contracting authority must be re-checkable -the principle of non-discrimination - not demanding the particular trademarks -the principle of equal treatment - not favor any contractor / tenderer the principle of proportionality - the contracting authority carefully selects the appropriate level of disclosure and formalisation of tender

Division of SSC SSC are divided into 3 categories : -SSC up to , - CZK without VAT It is recommended to compare at least two bids The offer is possible to place via the order following by the invoice or appropriate accounting document -SSC up to , - CZK without VAT Contracting authority shall verify the information on prices on the market for at least 3 suppliers and the verification must be accompanied by a detailed written record The offer can is possible to place via the order following by the invoice or appropriate accounting document SSC from , - CZK without VAT up to the regime of Act (2 mil. CZK) Contracting authority prepares tender documents and implements the tender according to Instruction

Preparation of the tender Determining the subject of performance, value, preparation TD -The contracting authority establishes the subject of performance incl. expected value - ( ! ) It is always necessary to add similar services so as to avoid splitting of contracts -contracting authority is obliged under the project add up similar services in 12 months -preparation of tender documents ( TD ) – it is recommended for complex fulfillment prepare a text of the contract that will be attached to TD. The contracting authority has control over terms and conditions. -determining qualification criteria, evaluation criteria and potential business conditions -the accuracy and completeness of specifications of TD is the responsibility of the contracting authority.

The course of the tender -the contracting authority shall invite to tender at least 5 suppliers, -Contracting authority also publish the invitation to tender, incl. TD on the contracting entity profile or websitein case it does not have a set up profile, -deadline for submission of bids is at least 10 calendar days from publication / dispatch of invitations, -contracting authority is obliged to accept the offer of the tenderer to whom the call was not sent, -opening of the tenders, the assessment of qualifications and assessment and evaluation of tenders is conducted by the evaluation committee - it is important to maintain equal access to candidates -evaluation of tenders - Commission assesses the the offers according to a precise description of the evaluation in TD, -contracting authority enters into a contract with the bidder who submitted the most advantageous bid, or the second or third in the order, - contracting authority may enter into a contract if it receives one bid or tender examination leaves only one offer

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