How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Pre- or post-reading: Claire Methven O’Brien and Roberto Caranta, ‘ Due Diligence in EU Institutions' Own-Account Procurement: Rules and Practices ’ (2024) European Parliament CONT Committee Study PE 738.335, Annex II. Trygve Harlem Losnedahl, ‘The General Principle of Competition is Dead’ (2023) 2 PPLR 85-98 (£/€).

Green Public Procurement 52

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Award Criteria Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This should be seen as a first step towards ramping up the ‘rebalancing’ of access to EU procurement markets, though it is a soft (law) step and one that would still hinge on coordinated decision-making by a very large number of public buyers making tender-by-tender decisions.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Public Trust in LAC Governments Remains Low While trust it is not in itself a necessary outcome of democratic governance, a certain level of trust is required for governments to successfully carry out public sector reforms. Public procurement can be used to promote social objectives, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.

Government 52

Government Government Data Public Procurement 52