1 State - People - Authorities - 15 Authorities - 152 Council of State and Cantonal Administration - Chapter One Purpose and Scope
Table of Provisions (14)
Statutory Text (14 Articles)
This order aims to ensure that the management of the purchasing of products and services carried out by the cantonal administration complies with the purchasing policy adopted by the Council of State, as well as the associated management rules.
This Order applies to
c) autonomous entities designated by the Council of State.
[2] 1 A Commission for the Coordination of Purchases is established (hereinafter: the Commission).
2. The Commission is chaired by the State Chancellor.
3. It is composed of
d) the Purchasing Coordinator.
4. At the request of the Chairperson, other persons may be invited to participate in this Commission as needed.
5. The Purchasing, Logistics and Printing Service assumes the secretariat of the Commission as well as the preparation and follow-up of the decisions made by the Commission.
1. The commission reviews and endorses the various purchasing options and procedures.
2. It communicates its preliminary notice or decisions to the general secretariats of the departments.
[3] 1 The Purchasing, Logistics, and Printing Service is a central purchasing department responsible for the products it oversees.
2. It is also responsible for the coordination, support, and supervision of purchases made by all the units and entities listed in Article 2.
3. Repealed.
4. The Purchasing, Logistics, and Printing Service establishes operational guidelines that complement management rules.
[4] 1. The purchasing coordinator is part of the purchasing, logistics, and printing department.
2. The purchasing coordinator participates in the acquisition processes of goods by the central purchasing services, as designated by the State Chancellery.
3. The purchasing coordinator is informed of the budgeted investment purchases and may intervene according to the management rules defined in the directives.
4. The purchasing coordinator supports the services in the field of purchasing and collaborates jointly with the prescribing and requesting service within the procurement process.
Central purchasing services are responsible for certain categories of products and service provisions for the entire State.
Administrative units may acquire products and services, provided that they are not managed by central purchasing services.
The main objectives to achieve are
d) prioritize suppliers focused on sustainable development.
[5] The purchasing, logistics, and printing service establishes in a directive the practical arrangements regarding purchases by central purchasing services as well as investment purchases, including, in particular, the threshold values determining the competencies of said services and the rules applicable to the conclusion of contracts.
i) repealed
[6] An "purchases" Intranet site is maintained by the purchasing, logistics, and print services.
SAP is the central management tool.
The State Chancellery is responsible for the execution of this decree.
1. This decree shall enter into force immediately.
2. It will be published in the Official Gazette and inserted into the Collection of Neuchâtel Legislation.