EPC IS COMPATIBLE WITH EU PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES

  • Recent EU Public Procurement legislation allows for the awarding of contracts based not only on price but also on the “most economically advantageous criteria,” including environmental characteristics. See EU Directive 2004/18: European Public Procurement.
  • The use of energy performance contracting is promoted in the European Directive for End-user energy efficiency & energy services (EEES 2006/32). In Annex VI EPC is listed as an eligible energy efficient public procurement measure.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES AT NATIONAL LEVEL

  • Czech Republic:
    • Act. No. 137/2006 Coll., On Public Contracts and by Act No. 139/2006 Coll., On Concession Contracts and Concession Procedure (Concessions Act)
    • Art 78 of the Act on Public Contracts, award criterion is the most economically advantageous tender or the lowest tender price.
  • France:
    •  Code des  Marchés Publics, le décret n°2006-975, 1 August 2006
    • public authorities can use both environmental and price criteria to award a public contract
    •  Competitive dialogue procedure is used for ESPC projects
  • Germany:
    • Vergabe- und Vertragsordnung für Bauleistungen” (VOB/A)  
    • Principle of cost effectiveness
  • Italy:
    •  Legislative Decree 163/2006
    • Award criteria are the lowest price or to the most economic advantageous offer
  • The Netherlands:
    • Besluit aanbestedingsregels voor overheidsopdrachten
    •  Principle of “cost effectiveness”
  • Poland:
    • Act on Public Procurement dating 7 April 2006
    • Award criteria are the lowest price or to the most economic advantageous offer
  • Sweden:
    • EU procurement rules haven’t been transposed yet but the current principle is ‘the most economically advantageous tender’
  • United Kingdom:
    •  Public Contracts Regulation 2006 – SI 2006/5
    •  Award criterion is the most economically advantageous offer

 


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30.06.2010 | 3-4 November 2010 Lisbon, Portugal - The 2010 ESCO Europe conference provides a timely platform for key players in the European ESCO industry to exchange ideas and insights on how to take their ESCO business to the next level. It gives participants the opportunity to share information and learn from ESCO activities in other countries, and should contribute to the future diffusion and expansion of the ESCO industries in Europe. There is still a lot to discuss about the European ESCO market!

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01.10.2009 | An intensive discussion on energy performance contracting (EPC) was the result of the first EPC conference on Oct 1st in The Hague, the Netherlands. The benefit for municipalities and urban administration is the reduction of buildings energy consumption without public financial resources. 50 participants listened to the experienced speakers. The presentations (most of them in Dutch language) are available here.