Public Procurement

Links I Liked [Public Procurement]

1. Albert and Andrea Gideon have a new paper on the binding of universities to public procurement rules, using English universities as a case study. Albert also digs into AG Sharpston's recent opinion on restrictions to sub-contracting.

2. A nice Spanish civic engagement platform to keep track of public information such as contracts (Spanish only). Lovely website, worthy cause.

3. Is Corruption Good for Your Health? Very, very interesting economics paper on the effects of corruption in health care in Brazil.

4. From the "it never happens department" - contractor hands in public works well before the deadline.

5. Corruption in Madrid? (Spanish only) Or why PPPs have such a bad reputation in southern Europe.

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Notes on the visit to the Commission and the draft Public Procurement Act proposal

I had the pleasure of visiting the Commission yesterday alongside a number of procurement colleagues to meet with the team working on the Procurement Act and the Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Stephane Sejournee. The meetings were held under Chatham House rules meaning that while we can talk about

The draft proposal for the Public Procurement Act has leaked

Linkedin (well, its procurement law niche) was on fire yesterday with the news that the draft proposal for the upcoming Public Procurement Act had leaked. The proverbial procurement cat is out of the Commission's bag just before the summer break and well in advance of the expected formal

The Procurement Act 2023 is working as expected

Public has published a short impact study about the Procurement Act 2023 in the year and a bit since of its application. It is worth the reading and I will focus on a three key points that sprang to mind. The first point is on the pre-market engagement notices.

Andy Burnham does not understand procurement

Earlier this week Andy Burnham set his stall up to become the UK's next prime-minister, with a speech which included some ideas for public procurement. Unfortunately I couldn't find a copy of the whole thing, but there's a direct quote from the FT: