Federal Act on Public Procurement (PPA) (PPA)
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Art. 1 Subject matter
This Act applies to the awarding of public contracts by contracting authorities subject to it both within and outside the scope of international treaties.
Art. 2 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to ensure: a. the cost-efficient use of public funds in a manner that is economically, ecologically and socially sustainable; b. the transparency of the award procedure; c. equal treatment and non-discrimination of tenderers; d. the promotion of effective, fair competition among tenderers, in particular by means of measures against unlawful agreements affecting competition and measures against corruption.
Art. 3 Definitions
In this Act: a. tenderer means an individual or legal entity under private or public law, or a group of such persons or entities, which supplies goods, work or services or which applies to participate in a public tender, the delegation of a public task or the granting of a concession; b. public undertaking means an undertaking over which public authorities may directly or indirectly exercise a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership, their financial participation, or the rules which govern it; a dominant influence is presumed to exist if the undertaking's assets are predominantly financed by the state or by other public undertakings, if its management is subject to supervision by the state or by other public undertakings, or if its administrative, managerial or supervisory bodies are made up predominantly of members appointed by the state or by other public undertakings; c. scope of international treaties means the scope of application of Switzerland's international obligations
let. d — SR 220 let. e — SR 822.11