EMCS Academy has designed this course to assist participants in gaining a solid foundation in European and Maltese Public Procurement Rules, Policy and Practice.
Individuals following this course will be provided with up-to-date knowledge, skills and proficiencies dealing with public procurement practices.
The overall objective of this training programme is to enhance awareness and knowledge in dealing with public procurement rules and principles, as per below:
- The EU and National Public Procurement regulations – legal frameworks
- The types of tenders and the different tendering procedures and stages
- Preparing a tender dossier, including the necessary preparatory work to initiate and draft a tender, and its publication.
- Tender evaluation and implementation procedures
- Post contract award, including contract management, reporting, the role of key stakeholders involved in procurement
- Irregularities and financial corrections
- Contract closure
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the various stages of procurement cycle
- Undertake a procurement process, including the preparation of a tender dossier for different types of tenders and manage the tender evaluation process
- Manage contract implementation
- Detect procurement errors
Target Audience
- Public Administration officers undertaking public procurement in relation to initiatives that are nationally funded and/or EU funded, or working in Funding Authorities who need to undertake procurement checks.
- Officials from Voluntary Organization implementing projects that are funded from National and/or EU Funds.
- Professional advisors in the field.
Course Outline
Module 1: Public Procurement: Legal Framework and Tendering Processes
1.1 EU & National Public Procurement Regulations
The EU Public Procurement Legal Framework
- The EU Treaty and EU Public Procurement Directives
- The principles and values of EU Public Procurement (including equality of treatment, transparency, mutual recognition and proportionality)
- Processes, types of tenders and thresholds
- The impact of Brexit on public procurement
- Landmark and recent case laws focusing on one or more elements touched upon during the session
The National Public Procurement Legal Framework
- The transposition of the EU Legal Framework into National Law, including the main Subsidiary Legislation as well as the applicable Legal Notices
- The roles and responsibility of the different stakeholders involved under different contracting schedules
- Remedies for Public Procurement Contracts and enforcement at National level
- The applicability of these parameters to Voluntary Organisations implementing EU/Nationally funded projects
1.2 Tendering in Practice
Tendering Processes
- The different types of tenders
- The different tendering procedures and stages
Preparing a Tender Dossier
- The tender templates
- The preparatory and planning work including the drafting of the Instructions to Tenderers (ITT), the technical specifications, selection and award criteria and financial bid/bills of quantities, tender estimates, special conditions and bid bonds
- Tender forms
- ePPs uploading
- Publication (including the requirements to publish on the Official Journal and how to go about it)
The Public Contracts Review Board
- What is PCRB and what to watch out for when preparing a tender
Module 2: Public Procurement: Evaluation and Implementation
2.1 Tender Evaluation
- The setting up of the tender evaluation committee
- The role of the members of the committee
- Proceedings of the meetings, reporting and minutes
- Evaluating bids for administrative/technical/financial compliance
- Evaluation of cheapest technically compliant offers vs. best quality price ratio approach
- Communication to awarded and non-awarded bidders
- Publication of results
- Appeals Period
2.2 The Public Contracts Review Board
- What to watch out for during tender evaluation
2.3 Post Contract Award
- Contract Management and meeting contractual obligations
- Different contracts for services/works/goods
- Invoicing and payments
- Managing variations
- Reporting
- Ex-ante and ex-post controls
- Audit requirements
- Roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders involved
- Dispute Adjudication
2.4 Irregularities and Financial Corrections
- Errors, irregularities and fraud
- Common issues and recent statistics
- Preventing and detecting irregularities
- Correction practices
- Reporting
2.5 Contract Closure
- The requirements to close off a contract covering a performing and non-performing contracts
Course Duration and Delivery Schedule
This course is made up of 24 contact hours.
The course will be delivered in English, with a duration of 4 hours per session, being held in November 2025 every Wednesday and Friday.
| Session | Date | Trainer |
| 1 | Wednesday, 5th November | Dr Lorna Mifsud Cachia |
| 2 | Friday, 7th November | Mr Louis Cordina |
| 3 | Wednesday, 12th November | Dr Lorna Mifsud Cachia & Mr Louis Cordina |
| 4 | Friday, 14th November | Dr Lorna Mifsud Cachia & Mr Louis Cordina |
| 5 | Wednesday, 19th November | Mr Louis Cordina |
| 6 | Friday, 21st November | Mr Louis Cordina |
The sessions are all in-person sessions to be held at the below Training Venue
Training Venue
EMCS Academy
Centris Business Gateway II, Level 4,
Triq is-Salib tal-Imriehel Zone 3,
Central Business District,
Birkirkara
Entry Requirements
2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications or minimum of 2 years working within a public procurement environment.
Good working knowledge of the English language.
