CHAPTER 5

Without prejudice to the application of the Directive 2004/18/EC, where implementation of the action or work programme requires the award of a procurement contract, the beneficiary shall award the contract to the tender offering best value for money or, as appropriate, to the tender offering the lowest price, while avoiding any conflict of interests. Where implementation of the actions or work programme requires the award of a procurement contract with a value of more than EUR 60000, the authorising officer responsible may require the beneficiary to abide by special rules in addition to those referred to in paragraph 1. Those special rules shall be based on rules contained in the Financial Regulation and determined with due regard for the value of the contracts concerned, the relative size of the Union contribution in relation to the total cost of the action and the risk. Such special rules shall be included in the grant decision or agreement. Provided the objectives or results to be obtained are sufficiently detailed in the conditions referred to in Article 137(1) of the Financial Regulation, the margin of discretion may only be considered to be exhausted if the grant decision or agreement also specifies the following: the maximum amount of financial support that can be paid to a third party which shall not exceed EUR 60000, save where the financial support is the primary aim of the action, and the criteria for determining the exact amount; the different types of activity that may receive such financial support, on the basis of a fixed list; the definition of the persons or categories of persons which may receive such financial support and the criteria to give it.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.