European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

On the other hand, excessive disclosure of information can increase market transparency and be used as a means to collude or to reinforce collusion by tenderers. Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011) 358-9]. Interestingly, Directive 2004/18 contains a specific rule addressing this issue.

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Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 10, 2025

These are powerful tools, which must be balanced with practical and procedural considerations, such as cost, time, and due process concerns. In cases of clear collusion, criminal justice will no longer hesitate to intervene in an arbitral process. This post is part of Kluwer Arbitration Blogs coverage of Paris Arbitration Week 2025.

Influencing 52

Influencing Corruption Collusion Balance 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

This creates a regulatory gap —or rather a laissez faire environment—whereby the public sector is allowed to experiment with the adoption of digital technologies without clear checks and balances. The current strategy is by and large one of ‘experiment first, regulate later’.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52