Public Procurement Act (Switzerland)
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| Public Procurement Act (PPA) | |
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| Federal Assembly of Switzerland | |
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| Territorial extent | Switzerland |
| Enacted by | Federal Assembly of Switzerland |
| Enacted | 21 June 2019 |
| Commenced | 1 January 2021 |
| Repeals | |
| Public Procurement Act (1994) | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Public Procurement Act (PPA)[a] is a Swiss federal law that governs the awarding of public contracts by Swiss federal authorities,[1] representing a total market of 80-100 billion CHF per year.[2] It transposes the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) into Swiss law.[3] It was adopted on 21 June 2019 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 January 2021. It is a complete revision of the previous law of 1994.[4]
This act does not apply to cantonal authorities, which have their own regulation on the topic. However, the 2019 revision was also accompanied by a total revision of Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement,[b][5] which provides a common framework for the Public Procurement at the cantonal level. Together, these changes brought substantial harmonization of federal and cantonal law.[6]
The PPA is implemented by the Public Procurement Ordinance (PPO)[c] of 2020,[7] which came into effect at the same time as the law.
