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Recent studies about SME , important events and advice from entrepreneurs: this column collect all the articles of current events published on the SME Portal.
Recent studies about SME , important events and advice from entrepreneurs: this column collect all the articles of current events published on the SME Portal.
This section contains information, addresses and useful links for entrepreneurs about the creation of an SME in Switzerland or developments in the international scene for instance.
In this section you will find articles on current developments in information technologies as well as on topics of corporate social responsibility.
Switzerland plays an active role in supporting companies. This section presents the various initiatives in Switzerland's SME support policy.
The website simap.ch offers a large number of public calls for tender in which private companies can take part. Here is an introduction.
SIMAP is the online platform used by the Confederation, cantons and communes in the public procurement sector. Public sector authorities awarding contracts can use the platform very easily to publish calls for tender and various related documents.
SMEs and other interested tenderers benefit from an overview of calls for tender throughout Switzerland. They can download publications and documentation or ask questions directly through a forum.
The Confederation sets threshold values for contracts subject to international agreements (PPA, Annex 4, ch. 1) and for the Swiss domestic market (PPA, Annex 4, ch. 2). The Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement (IAPP) also sets out these threshold values (IAPP Annex 1 – subject to adaptation every two years and IAPP Annex 2) to determine the procedure to be followed at the cantonal level.
All public contracts that reach the following thresholds should be published on SIMAP:
The threshold values correspond to a single public mandate and are expressed free of taxes, that is, excluding VAT.
One of the main advantages of the SIMAP platform is that it relieves procurement departments of a significant share of their administrative workload. And companies have the advantage, in terms of paper publications, of being up-to-date, being more efficient and making significant savings.
Source: SIMAP and website of the Swiss Federal International Cooperation, 12.02.2025.
Last modification 19.02.2025