Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion. Open data provides the foundation for these other elements to thrive, enabling citizens, journalists, and authorities to act as watchdogs and hold those in power accountable.

Corruption 113

Corruption Data Procurement Public Procurement 113

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

22 Similarly, the contracting authority is not under an obligation to provide an unsuccessful tenderer, upon written request from it, with a full copy of the evaluation report (see order of 20 September 2011 in Case C‑561/10 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission, paragraph 25).

Collusion 40

Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED].

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Procurement would thus be a set of administrative law requirements concerned with the design and advertisement of tenders for public contracts, the decision-making process leading to the award of those contracts, and the advertisement and potential challenge of such decisions.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105