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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11461

6 January 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) internal market
Commission simplifies public procurement procedures

Brussels, 05/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 5 January, the European Commission adopted the new online European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) which will considerably reduce the administrative burden for companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which want to have a fair chance at winning a public contract.

The ESPD will allow all businesses to electronically self-declare that they meet the necessary regulatory criteria or commercial capability...