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The Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) law, [6] originally introduced in 2012, set aside 10% of government contracts to be awarded to disadvantaged groups (i.e. enterprises owned by young people, women or persons with a disability) without competition from established firms. This percentage was increased to 30% in 2013.
EU laws apply only to tenders that exceed certain thresholds in value. These thresholds vary depending on the area the contract is for and if the procurement is done by a central government or by other public authorities (e.g. municipal government). National laws are applied for tenders below these threshold values. [90]
A variety of factors may be pertinent, including: whether the requirement was appropriate initially for an advertised or negotiated procurement; whether a standard off the shelf or similar item is sought; or whether, for example, the contract is one for research and development, suggesting that broad changes might be expected because the ...
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PHOTO: House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters following a House Republican conference meeting with Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Steve Scalise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.
December 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM. At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, police said.
Since the start of 2021, May has made just 20 starts. In May 2021 he underwent Tommy John surgery. After returning near the end of 2022, his 2023 season was cut short by another elbow surgery ...
An Act to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2023, 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024.