What obligations have the awarding powers?

Ok, let's go to the grain and without so much formal rodeo, ok? Look, the awarding powers, that is, basically public institutions that set up contests to spend money on things, have to follow quite strict legal norms. It is not just for postureo: it is not to make charts and everyone has a real opportunity.

The first, and super important, is the roll of equality. You cannot discriminate to anyone here because it comes from Cuenca, because it is a small company or for any other shabby excuse. Everyone has to be able to present themselves to the contest on equal terms. And this is not my invention, it comes from the famous Directive 2014/24/EU. Come on, in Europe these things are taken seriously.

Then there is the issue of transparency. It is not worth hiding the calls under the carpet or sending the info only to friends. You have to publish the contests where everyone can see them, release all the important data (what they ask, how they choose, dates, technical requirements, etc.) and leave nothing to the imagination. If not, bad matter.

When choosing who gives the contract, no favoritis or political compadre. They have to follow the criteria they put in the papers from the beginning. If someone protests, they have to be able to demonstrate that the decision was clean, without trap or cardboard.

And be careful, the thing does not end when the contract is signed. Take watching that the one who has won curre well, fulfills deadlines and does not make fudge. If there are problems, you have to stop them quickly. They must also protect confidential information and, of course, always look at the public interest.

Finally, and this gives more than one, they have to account. That is, they keep all the papers and have to be ready to teach the process to those who ask for it: auditors, judges, politicians, journalists, the neighbor of the fifth ... whatever.

In summary: if public institutions fulfill all this, contracts go well, people trust a little more and do not seem to throw everyone's money. And if you are a company and you want to get into a tender, you better know these standards, because you will know if the process goes clean or if the thing smells weird.