European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Reading the Evropaïki Dynamiki (ESP-ISEP) Judgment, one cannot but wonder if EU public procurement rules do not still impose an excessive degree of transparency in the debriefing of disappointed bidders. Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011) 358-9].

Collusion 40

Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion. The discovery of the overpriced lamp posts is just one example that shows how increasing transparency and opening up data on government spending can lead to more accountability in public administration.

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Corruption Data Procurement Collusion 113

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. A focus on integrity and transparency “When we started on Monday, 17 August 2020, the main challenge was linked to credibility and a lack of trust,” Pimentel reflects.

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Procureware

JUNE 28, 2018

The new Two-Way Messaging feature is just one example of how ProcureWare transforms sourcing operations to save buyers time, foster greater collaboration, reduce risk, and increase transparency. Like all ProcureWare features and modules, it is available at no extra cost to ProcureWare users.

Buyers 40

Buyers Collusion Bidding Transparency 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

Procurement is thus seen as a mechanism of ‘regulation by contract’ whereby the public buyer can impose requirements seeking to achieve broad goals of digital regulation, such as transparency, trustworthiness, or explainability, or to operationalise more general ‘AI ethics’ frameworks.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

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].

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

For instance, FAR includes a provision at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination, which ensures independent bids and prevents collusive pricing in government contracting. Handling Personal Conflicts of Interest The FAR takes a proactive stance when it comes to managing personal conflicts of interest.

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Ethics Procurement Procurement Contracts Price 52