{"id":663904,"date":"2023-12-21T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smed.acrowd.se\/?page_id=663904"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:16:46","slug":"vara-fragor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/en\/vara-fragor\/","title":{"rendered":"Our questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"tebab-block-hero alignfull\" style=\"--heading-color: #ffffff;\">\n\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRG_9824.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape size-landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRG_9824.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRG_9824-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRG_9824-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BRG_9824-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n    <div class=\"contained\">\n                <h1 class=\"tebab-block-hero__heading\">\n                    <\/h1>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700\">\u201dWe stand united on the side of small and medium-sized businesses, on all issues, in all respects, every day.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"tebab-block-split_screen alignfull image_alignment-right\">\n    <div class=\"contained\">\n        <div class=\"tebab-block-split_screen__image-wrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-1620x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape size-landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_1288868974-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"tebab-block-split_screen__content-wrapper\">\n            <h2>Fair public procurement processes<\/h2>\n<p>The conditions for government procurement must be changed to better meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The opportunity to win a public procurement contract should be on a level playing field, not on equal terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Therefore: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rules and guidelines governing procurement must be clear, uniform and apply to all actors<\/li>\n<li>Requirements that exclude SMEs from submitting tenders are abolished<\/li>\n<li>Dialogue forms to avoid review are established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"tebab-block-split_screen alignfull image_alignment-left\">\n    <div class=\"contained\">\n        <div class=\"tebab-block-split_screen__image-wrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-1618x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape size-landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-1618x1080.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iStock-1181890648-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px\" \/>        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"tebab-block-split_screen__content-wrapper\">\n            <h2>Increase the market for our members<\/h2>\n<p>Strong and prosperous small and medium-sized enterprises are a prerequisite for a well-functioning and strong total defense. The conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises to be able to do business should therefore be simplified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Among other things, by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regulations are simplified and clarified<\/li>\n<li>Promote the possibility for SMEs to submit tenders as a consortium<\/li>\n<li>Open up for innovation procurement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"tebab-block-split_screen alignfull image_alignment-right\">\n    <div class=\"contained\">\n        <div class=\"tebab-block-split_screen__image-wrapper\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-1620x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape size-landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sme-d.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_3775-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"tebab-block-split_screen__content-wrapper\">\n            <h2>In addition, we believe that:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The permit process must be simplified so that the business community can contribute to maintaining a Swedish total defense<\/li>\n<li>The state&#039;s procurement expertise must be improved and a greater understanding of the industry&#039;s conditions and operations must be gained.<\/li>\n<li>Framework contract procurements should be balanced and contain reasonable terms for buyers and sellers over time. This includes, among other things, the possibility of indexation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dWe stand united on the side of small and medium-sized businesses, on all issues, in all respects, every day.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-663904","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>V\u00e5ra fr\u00e5gor - SME-D<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sme-d.se\/en\/vara-fragor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"V\u00e5ra fr\u00e5gor - 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