Purchasing and procurement policy
What is it?
A tender is the process by which a client announces that it wants a contract performed and asks companies to submit bids for it.
When tendering for relatively expensive contracts, public or European tenders are usually used. For smaller contracts, a limited number of suppliers or contractors are usually invited to bid ("private tendering").
As part of the professionalization of its procurement, the Municipality of Aalten announces larger contracts through this site. Also, these contracts are published on TenderNed (online marketplace for tenders in the Netherlands).
The municipality wants to procure in a professional manner with the objective of good quality for a good price. There are also (European) rules regarding transparency, efficiency and lawfulness, among other things. Based on these principles, the Purchasing and Procurement Policy has been adopted.
How does it work?
Procurement Policy
The 2023 Purchasing and Procurement Policy is set out in a memorandum.
Purchasing conditions
The General Conditions of Purchase of the Achterhoekse Gemeente 2017 (AIAG 2017) apply to every contract entered into by the municipality, as well as to every (pre-contractual) relationship between the municipality and the contractor prior to the conclusion of the contract. The applicability of general terms and conditions used by the contractor is expressly excluded.
At the bottom of this page you will find the procurement terms and conditions.
Sustainable purchasing
Sustainability is high on the political agenda. The national and local governments jointly want to stimulate the market for sustainable products by setting a good example and buying sustainable products themselves. Municipalities aim to purchase 100% sustainable products starting in 2015.
The Nota Duurzaam Inkopen Achterhoekse gemeenten is the elaboration of sustainability as part of municipal policy, whereby sustainability criteria are included as much as possible in procurement processes.
The Achterhoek municipalities (Aalten, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Doetinchem, Montferland, Oost Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek and Winterswijk) have decided to jointly implement sustainable purchasing. The Sustainable Procurement Memorandum for Achterhoek municipalities was therefore created in collaboration.
Tenders
If public or European tenders take place, they will be announced by a news release on this website. That notice will provide further information about the tender.
Threshold amounts
The threshold amounts used by the Municipality of Aalten for contracts for works, supplies and services, below the EU threshold amounts can be found in the Purchasing and Procurement Policy for Achterhoek Municipalities 2023.
Procurement Act 2012
As of April 1, 2013, the Procurement Act 2012 entered into force. This law implements the European Directives '2014/24/EU (Public Procurement Directive)' and '2007/66/EC (Legal Protection Directive)'. The Procurement Act provides a single framework for public procurement above and -limited- below the (European) threshold values and legal protection for (European) procurement.
Complaint Resolution
For the sake of accessible dispute resolution, complaint handling is part of our procurement and tendering policy. In order to sufficiently guarantee objectivity and independence, the Achterhoek municipalities have sought cooperation with the Liemerse municipalities and have drawn up a joint complaints procedure.