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Participating contracting authorities
The public authorities that take part in a joint procurement or fund it together.
Participating contracting authorities are the public bodies that stand behind a joint procurement. They fund it, shape it, or are represented within it.
That status affects applicable procurement law and how responsibility is allocated.
For bidders, the term identifies the authorities behind the tender and the legal structure of the procurement.
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