Guidance on our tenders subject to our public procurement policy
Central to our public procurement strategy is using competitive tendering as the primary means of awarding contracts. This approach serves a dual purpose: ensuring strict compliance with awarding principles and securing the desired quality of services, supplies, or works at the most competitive rates available.
Total Contract Value* |
Public Procurement Tender Procedure |
0- 2.500 euro |
Payment may be made against the invoice without prior acceptance of the tender |
2.500 – 50.000 euro |
Single tender procedure |
50.000 – 300.000 euro |
Simplified tender procedure |
> 300.000 euro |
International restricted or Open tender procedure |
*The thresholds given in the table above are based on the maximum budget for the contract (without VAT)
FMO may use different public procurement procedures based on tender value. Refer to the table above for tender types and features.
For contracts with a value of less than EUR 50k, FMO can directly award them without any publication (Single tender procedures). However, for contracts exceeding this value, FMO uses competitive procurement procedures that involve multiple bidders/tenderers. In the case of open and restricted tender procedures (> EUR 300k), FMO publishes the tender notice, whereas for the simplified tender procedure (>50k <300k), FMO invites selected tenderers to participate. Once the offers are received, FMO evaluates them and awards the contract to the best price-quality ratio.
The award procedures are carried out with transparency, equality, open competition, proportionality, and non-discrimination principles. Contracts are awarded with sound financial management and economy principles.
Before contracting, FMO is obliged to execute its Know Your Supplier process as part of the Due Diligence. This process includes various steps, depending on the value of the agreement and the country of residence of the supplier.