2. The Minister may adopt regulations that change the standards established in subsection 1 or establish new standards that take into account the work of public servants. (l) “personal service contract”: an agreement, whether or not an employment contract enters into a written contract between an individual and a public sector body and includes an agreement to amend or renew; (b) promoting and supporting collaborative procurement between public sector organizations; q) “public tender”: the purchase of goods, services, works and facilities purchased through public advertising; (m) to adopt or adapt its contracting policy to meet the requirements of this Act. (d) stick to market-acceptable exceptions and substitution practices as defined in regulations; 9 (1) The Minister may initiate a national audit procedure to resolve issues arising from an international trade agreement to which a public sector body is the subject of a public tender. (i) “internal review procedure,” a review procedure, instituted by regulation, to adjudicate issues arising from an international trade agreement; (f) publish the annual report in point (e) sixty days after it was presented to the Minister on the public procurement web portal. (d) update and maintain the public procurement web portal; (c) promote the application of sustainable attribution criteria in all procurement decisions; (a) ensure that their purchasing activities are conducted in accordance with provincial and federal policies, laws, trade agreements and ethical business practices; (c) to be advised by supplier associations, universities, non-governmental groups, non-members and/or groups of experts or experts in the field of public procurement; (a) provide for the purchase of goods, services and construction equipment by public sector organizations in a fair, open, consistent and transparent manner, which gives the best value; b) publish on the market web portal the name of the successful bidder and the amount of the contract awarded; (c) publish its purchasing policy on its public website; (i) to ensure that contract staff comply with the standards set out in Section 15; (a) “practices of other markets,” the conditions set out in the regulations set out in this Act that must be taken into account when entering into a non-tender contract; (g) “construction”: the construction, reconstruction, demolition, refurbishment or renovation of a building, building, road or other technical or architectural work, with the exception of professional consulting services related to the contract of works, unless they are included in the award of the contract; There are currently three international trade agreements: the main national agreements for the purchase of goods and services in New Brunswick are: (2) The terms of any public tender must be in accordance with standard Atlantic conditions for the purchase of goods and services and the guidelines for construction contracts for the purchase of goods and services. n) “shopping web portal,” the public website run and operated by Her Majesty in the right of the province; In addition to the Public Procurement Act, public procurement is governed by trade agreements to ensure that the process is open, fair and transparent. Trade agreements have been concluded to improve market access for goods and services that will be achieved by removing barriers to the mobility of workers, investment, energy, agriculture and public procurement. Each agreement deals with different rules, exceptions and areas of application. It is important to review all applicable trade agreements before making an offer.
The tender package will be reviewed on existing trade agreements. (g) integrate into their contracting processes, contracting guidelines and risk management; (d) require public sector entities to incorporate procurement and risk management guidelines into their procurement decisions; (d) The standardization of public procurement policies and practices