Is the lead partner liable for the public procurements of other project partners?
Each project partner is responsible for ensuring that its procurement complies with the relevant national and EU public procurement rules. The lead partner organisation has the overall responsibility for the project. It represents the project partnership towards the programme, as it is the only contracting partner of the Managing Authority. In case of irregularities, the recovery of the ineligible funds from project partners will be done via the lead partner. Therefore, the Lead partner should include and regulate these issues in the partnership agreements.