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What is the approval of spending?

Basic Concepts

The roll of passing the expense is basically the exit pistol in the entire mess of public procurement and tenders. Before anyone firm anything or start distributing contracts, the administration has to ask permission to spend pasta. That is, you can't buy things crazy just because you want. You have to justify it, ask for the OK and have clarinet how much money will be spent.

Why so much process? Well, so that everyone's money is not smoked in nonsense and, incidentally, comply with the law. Because if something is cool to the administration, it is the word "legality." Also because you have to square accounts and not pass the budget. If you do not have the approved credit, or dream of signing contracts. And yes, the companies that are presented to competitions also have to be in the parrot of this, because if the administration does not have the approval to spend, the whole process goes to the garete and you can be composed and without contract.

In addition, this gives some peace of mind to the companies that compete. If the administration tells you that it has the approved pasta, they are less likely to leave you hung halfway. Less scares, go.

So, if you are one of those who throw themselves to tenders, you better understand how this of spending approval works. Not only to present more realistic proposals, but also not to take unpleasant surprises with payments. A bit of knowledge is never bad, right?

In the end, if the administration does the duties and follows the regulations (in Spain everything is included in Law 9/2017, in case the legal data is cool), everything flows better. And for companies, understanding this roll is key to playing their cards and not wasting time in ghost competitions.

In short: the approval of spending is not just a boring procedure, it is the first filter and the one that can save you more than one disgust. If you have it controlled, you go advantage. If not ... then get ready for the drama.

Marta Jiménez

Marta Jiménez

Expert in public procurement • Digital transformation of tenders • Trainer and author at Tendios

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