| 1 | Does your organization use non-competitive procurement procedures? If so, to what extent is that an obstacle for SMEs to win a tender? |
| 2 | As the award volume increases, the admission requirement for company size increases, which limits participation by the MBK and therefore disadvantages the chances of awarding a contract. To what extent do you experience this in practice? |
| 3 | It is stated that the quotation phase is relatively expensive and time-consuming for SMEs. In your opinion, does this result in a lower chance of award for SMEs? Can you explain this? |
| 4 | The focus on efficiency, returns and/or cost savings could be detrimental to awarding contracts to SMEs. Have you also encountered this in practice? And does this have to do with conflicting priorities within your organization? |
| 5 | Do you recognize that efficiency is subordinate to the legality of a tender? |
| 6 | Why are accountability, efficiency and returns (or cost savings) more important than the performance delivered and social goals? |
| 7 | Where does the difference between policy and practice come from? |
| 8a | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process by factors such as (high) costs and time, while the result is uncertain? |
| 8b | How do you think this happens? |
| 9 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process by an unclear description of the returns and costs for the supplier? |
| 10 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process by slow payment processes? |
| 11 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process by a lack of feedback from the contracting authority to the participants during and after the tender? |
| 12 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in awarding contracts because they cannot meet the requirements of large contracts? |
| 13 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process by poor formulation of selection criteria? |
| 14 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process by the lack of information about the proposed solution provided by the contracting authority? |
| 15 | To what extent are SMEs hindered in the award process because of a lack of measurement mechanisms in the monitoring of the contract? |
| 16 | Would you like to add, add or discuss anything that has not yet been discussed? |