Ministerial Order no. 001/26/10/TC of 13/02/2026 determining modalities for award of public tenders related to innovation.

This Ministerial Order, implementing provisions of article 3 of the Law no. 031/2022 governing public procurement, determines modalities for award of public tenders related to innovation. The Order defines the following relevant terms: back-end development; business model; open market consultation; innovation; supervising authority of the procuring entity. The Order concerns the following matters: establishment of a public tender committee for innovation and specification of its responsibilities; methods of public procurement for innovation; modalities for the use of a design contest; submission of the solution proposal in a design contest; criteria for the technical solution proposal and prototype evaluation; contract negotiation and signing in a design contest; modalities for the use of pre-commercial procurement; common provisions for design contest and pre-commercial procurement methods; open market consultation; standard request for solution and guidelines on the procurement for innovation; evaluation of financial proposals; protection of intellectual property rights in public procurement for innovation.