The Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement (IVöB) creates a harmonised legal framework for awarding public contracts by contracting authorities within and outside the State-Contract area, aiming to ensure economical, environmentally and socially sustainable use of public funds while guaranteeing transparency, equal treatment, non-discrimination of bidders, and fair, effective competition, including safeguards against bid-rigging and corruption. It defines key concepts, scope, contracting entities, and applicable law for joint procurements, and regulates procurement procedures (open, selective, invited, and direct), contract types (works, supplies, services), thresholds, and detailed procedural rules such as award criteria, technical specifications, framework agreements, electronic auctions, dialogue procedures, subcontracting, and variant offers, alongside participation requirements including compliance with labour, safety, environmental, and anti-fraud standards, and for foreign performance adherence to International Labour Organisation (ILO) core conventions and relevant international environmental treaties. Furthermore, the document is providing enforcement mechanisms such as exclusion from tenders, financial penalties, administrative appeals, confidentiality rules, and transitional and amendment provisions governing cooperation among cantons.
Швейцария · 2019-11-15