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Pedro Telles

03 Oct 2016

1. Eversheds publishes report on Directive 2014/24/EU transposition in 19 Member States.

2. Romania will have mandatory electronic procurement by 2018.

3. The Digital Marketplace vision: part 3. Digital and simple by default. The other posts are also excellent.

4. Procurement fraud in Buckingham Palace.

5. Public procurement and Human Rights in the Netherlands: the case of natural stone.

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"AI is incorruptible"

The Guardian published an article yesterday claiming that Albania created an AI 'minister' that would be responsible for public procurement in the country. The logic behind this idea is to make Albania "a country where public tenders are 100% free of corruption" in the words of

By Pedro Telles 12 Sep 2025

The procurement angle on the Lisbon funicular tragedy

Yesterday, the 140 year old Gloria funicular crashed into a building killing at least 16 people and injuring 21 more. The funiculars in Lisbon had operated for almost 1.5 centuries without any loss of life. Questions will be asked about the accident reasons and what was behind it. Finding

By Pedro Telles 04 Sep 2025

Remembering Chris Bovis

I received an email earlier this morning informing me of Chris Bovis passing and I am taking it as an opportunity to reflect on my memories with him. To me he was always generous and gracious and I remain grateful for his help and encouragement over the years. My first

By Pedro Telles 01 Sep 2025

New paper on electronic procurement is out

I have a new paper out on electronic public procurement in the EU, focused on the failures of the current legislative framework with some ideas of what should be done in the upcoming revision of the procurement Directives. Here's the abstract: This paper critiques the EU’s electronic

By Pedro Telles 04 Jul 2025
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