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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2014-01-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Award of concession contracts - Public procurement - Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20140114.43.2-608-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2014-01-14-Speech-2-609-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Phil Prendergast2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I would like to welcome this. Contractors will be bound by labour, social and environmental obligations, which must also be respected by any subcontractors, in accordance with EU and national laws. The specifications and selection criteria which will be allowed in the calls for tender have also been broadened and explicitly allow for the inclusion of social goals. Public authorities will no longer be forced to sign up for the cheapest tender, even when it fails to deliver minimum quality standards. ‘Penny wise, pound foolish’ approaches often end up costing the public more in the long-term, especially when the lack of quality also undermines other public policy goals. Our citizens are entitled to expect quality and value for their tax money. Where possible, authorities will now divide contracts into smaller lots, which will open up public procurement markets, which until now were out of reach of many small and medium-sized enterprises due to their scale. Provision by public bodies and cooperation between public authorities have been safeguarded from the requirements imposed on market operators. I wish to pay tribute to those who worked so hard on this."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2011-05-09--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Labour Party (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2011-05-05--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Phil Prendergast (S&D ). -"1
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