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"Mr President, at the heart of this debate is the theme of protecting the public interest in contracts awarded by public authorities. It is also, in the context of the internal market, about encouraging cross-border tendering and working: 15% of EU GDP – that is an important input in achieving public policy aims. We should be looking to achieve best value for our citizens and a transparent process for those tendering. But best value can never be based on purely financial criteria. Price alone can never be a complete measure of what is in the public interest, of what is the most advantageous offer.
I remember, as the member of a local authority, seeing a council waste time, effort and money trying to unscramble a valuable school meals contract that proved to be totally unsatisfactory. Yes, the price was right, but only the lawyers won.
The goals pursued by public authorities are justifiably, in the public interest, a mixture that includes environmental and social goals. As long as the playing field is level and the procedure is absolutely transparent, such goals and choices can and should be valid, as the ECJ has recently confirmed. Such choices, indeed, are a valid and intrinsic part of local political life."@en1
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