What is the negotiated procedure?

The negotiated procedure, what a subject ... is like the wild card of public entities when they want to hire something and the typical public tender does not fit them. Know? It is not that system where everyone sends their offer and that wins the best. Here, the administration goes directly, choosing by finger (well, more or less) to the companies with which he wants to talk. It is much more flexible, but it also has its intrígulis.

And when can you use this method? Well, the law makes it clear: if there is an urgency of those that does not give you time to blink, or there is only one supplier in the entire planet that can do the work, or the contract is so rare that neither the price can be set first ... There comes the negotiated procedure. It is not the daily bread, but it is not a unicorn either.

The thing goes like this: the entity invites a few companies (not anyone, eye), asks for offer and, from there, they sit down to negotiate as if they are drilling in a market. They talk about prices, deadlines, whatever you can think of. When they have already fought enough - with education, of course - the administration chooses the proposal that convinces you the most. Simple ... but not so much.

Advantages? Man, of course. You can scratch better prices and conditions if you are good negotiating. But not everything is Jauja. Transparency can stay along the way and you have to sweat a little so that the process is just for everyone. And be careful, negotiating takes time, it's not like sending an email and voila.

For companies that want to catch a public contract, understanding this system is key. It is not worth improvising: you have to know how to negotiate, have the papers in order and know the law in the heart, because if you cannot liar at any time. And also knowing how to defend your rights, that the administration does not always make it easy.

Summarizing: the negotiated procedure is the fast way (or slow, as you look) so that the public and the private agree without so many formalities. He has his good things and his trouble, but if you know how to move, it can be a good opportunity. Of course, better to be advised and not trust, because here the one who does not run, flies.