The workshops, built around EU case-studies, will be focused on practical aspects of the work of procurement review bodies.

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Programme
Workshop on Legal Challenges for
the Republic Commission for the Protection of Bidders’ Rights in Public Procurement Procedures
and the Public Procurement Office
Session VI
Utilities Frameworks, central purchasing Remedy of Ineffectiveness
8 - 9 December 2014, Belgrade

2. 2
Objective
SIGMA has designed a further series of three practical workshops for members of the Republic Commission for the Protection of Bidders’ Rights in Public Procurement Procedures and Public Procurement Office aimed at developing the practical skills needed for handling procurement cases: analysing cases and preparing decisions. The workshops, built around EU case-studies, will be focused on practical aspects of the work of procurement review bodies.
The working languages of the workshop are English and Serbian with simultaneous interpretation.
The following programme may be adapted on the day to reflect the needs of the participants at the event
SIGMA Experts
Erika Bozzay, SIGMA
Susie Smith, UK
Teja Kolar, Croatia

3. 3
Monday 8 December
10.00 - 10.15
Introduction to the workshop
10.15 - 12.00
Utilities
Scope, procedures and purchasing tools
Case studies
12.00-13.15
Lunch
13.15-14.30
Utilities
Case studies - procedures, purchasing tools and case studies – continued
14.30 -14.50
Coffee break - working break
14.50 -16.00
Frameworks, central purchasing
Coverage and structure of framework agreements
Case study - Practical issues arising in the setting up and operation of frameworks, continued
Tuesday 9 December
09.45 -11.00
Frameworks, central purchasing
Case study - Practical issues arising in the setting up and operation of frameworks, continued
11.00 -11.20
Coffee break
11.20 -13.00
Remedy of ineffectiveness
13.00-13.15
Concluding comments and close