How to use My Trade Assistant for Procurement
Find out if you are eligible to bid on a particular government contract outside the EU in a few easy steps:
Step 1: Select the country of procurement
- Start by selecting the ‘Procurement’ tab in ‘My Trade Assistant’ on the Access2Markets homepage.
- Select the country where the procurement is taking place it from the drop-down list.
Step 2: Identify the procuring entity
You can identify the procuring entity by browsing the list of entities and using the cumulative filter options. The filter criteria are country specific.
The full list of entities will be displayed when no filter criteria are filled clicking ‘Search’.
The search results are paginated, with a choice of the number of entries displayed per page (10, 20 or 30). Navigation between pages is available at the top of the list.
Once identified, click ‘Select’ for the entity of interest.
Step 3: Specify the subject matter and the estimated value of the procurement
- Select the ‘Subject matter’ from the available options:
- Goods
- Services
- Construction services
- Specify the ‘Estimated value of the tender’ expressed in the currency of the country of procurement. The system calculates and displays the corresponding value expressed in SDRs (Special Drawing Rights).
Step 4: Answer a series of questions
- On the basis of the options selected and the answer to each question, the system generates the next question and offers possible responses.
- Questions continue until an assessment is generated.
Step 5: Read the evaluation and the relevant legislation and guidelines
- Based on the answers provided, the system generates either:
- a positive assessment, when it appears that EU companies are eligible to bid for the given tender, or
- a negative assessment, where the contracting authority is not obliged to consider bids from EU companies.
The assessments are indicative and not legally binding.
On the ‘Summary of the information provided’ page, the ‘Edit’ option can be used anytime to change any of the answers given. As a result, the system recalculates the questions to be asked in the new context.