Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In its Judgment of 4 October 2012 in case C‑629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (ESP-ISEP) , the Court of Justice has issued another interesting decision on what should be considered sufficient debriefing of disappointed bidders in public procurement procedures. 114) (‘Directive 2004/18’).

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This relates to the ‘strategic’ use of procurement remedies by contracting authorities that have breached procurement law (issue 3). Framing: Directive 2004/18/EC, Directive 2014/24/EU, or it does not matter? In this post, I will focus on issues 1 and 2.

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