Public procurement and state aid
2023-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by merger
Name
Public procurement and state aid
Short name
OSA
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department of Competition Policy and Economic Analysis
Located
301 Oslo
Tasks:
The Unit for public procurement ant state aid is responsible for the rules on state aid and public procurement. The responsibility includes national regulations and the EEA regulations in these areas. The unit aims at, inter alia through regulatory work, to facilitate good and efficient public procurement and good processes in matters concerning state aid. In the area of procurement, the unit aims at designing regulations in order to contribute to contracting authorities carrying out sustainable procurement in the most efficient way possible, while at the same time promoting important social considerations. Within state aid, the unit is responsible for the design of national regulations, provides guidance to aid grantors and is the point of contact between the Norwegian authorities and the EFTA Surveillance Authority, ESA.
Sorce: regjeringen.no, january 2023