Legislation or policies related to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement:
Summary:
Several legal documents and policies related to public procurement
refer to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), notably the Guidelines on
Public Contracts for Services and Goods and the Proportionality Guide.
Furthermore, Netherlands has adopted the directive 2004/18/EC into its legal
system. Articles 3.3.1 and 3.5.1.2 of the Proportionality Guide in particular,
relate to the option of dividing contracts into lots when feasible, and
emphasizing skills as the only required qualification to increase accessibility
to SMEs.
Source:
Dutch Government
http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/aanbesteden
Programmes or other activities related to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement:
Summary:
Several e-procurement services are available.
Sources:
Tender Ned
and
Pianoo
Publication:
Summary:
How the
participation of SMEs in public procurement is and can be facilitated under the
World Trade Organisation's Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO, GPA) and
the Model Law on Public Procurement issued by the United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL, Model Law):
https://procurementmap.intracen.org/publications/SME_participation_in_government_procurement_markets.pdf
As a member state of the European Union, the Netherlands is party to the World Trade Organization’s revised Agreement on Government Procurement.
Case studies reviewed
by OECD on performance of public procurement operations in the Netherlands.