Public Procurement
Another example how public procurement (connected) innovation can lead to the development of significant new areas of business, this time for the development of driverless cars: There was federal money at the inception of the self-driving vehicle, the same government largesse lurking in the origin stories of the internet,
Public Procurement
1. ECJ rules on when a company owned by a contracting authority is governed by procurement rules (LitSpecMet UAB v Vilniaus lokomotyvu remonto debas UAB (C-567/15)). Albert's view is here. 2. Arriva pulls out from Welsh rail tender. As a former frequent user of Arriva train
internship opportunity
The European Investment Bank is looking for an intern (for a period of 5 months) to carry out a study on EU public procurement in the energy sector at the Bank's headquarters' in Luxembourg. More info about the position is available on this Linkedin post, but it
Public Procurement
The Wales Audit Office published its report on public procurement in Wales and on balance its findings are scathing. Here's a snippet. In 2015-16, public bodies in Wales spent around £6 billion through procurement on a range of goods, services and works. We have concluded that national
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1. Canada among 10 WTO members airing concerns about Trump 'Buy American' order 2. GSA's Blockchain Blockbuster 3. How good are the opportunities published on the Digital Marketplace? A great "hot or not" take on contract postings. 4. World Bank publishes framework for disclosure
Public Procurement
The picture above illustrates what happened to a 750 year old pine tree forest near Leiria. 80% of it burned down on Sunday. The same day, 37 people died from the multiple wildfires, adding up to the tally of almost 70 from earlier summer fires. There's much to
Public Procurement
So claims Greepeace on its Unearthed blog. The punchline for me is this tidbit: "One senior advisor at Dexeu was working as a procurement officer for Enfield Council as recently as March 2016." (Local) Procurement officer =/= (International) trade negotiator. Maybe this is why the Government Legal Department is
Public Procurement
In the second entry to our ongoing (mercifully short) procurement tennis with Albert Sanchez-Graells on the Commission's initiative to improve public procurement, I will be commenting on its recommendation on the professionalisation of public procurement (C(2017 6654 - Recommendation). This is an area of particular interest to
Public Procurement
Great writeup about the excellent work being done on open contracting in Paraguay: “” I'm glad they talked with my good friend Juan Pane, the engine behind a good deal of the solutions deployed in Paraguay. I was very impressed by the quality of the work done in Paraguay
Public Procurement
As per yesterday's post, myself and Albert will be commenting on the Commission's initiative to improve public procurement. Albert volleyed first with an analysis on the Commission's proposed procurement mechanism for large infrastructure projects, known as "voluntary ex-ante assessment of large infrastructure
Public Procurement
The Commission published yesterday a Communication on Making Public Procurement work in and For Europe. According to its press release, the 4 objectives of this initiative are: 1. Definition of priority areas for improvement 2. Voluntary ex-ante assessment of large infrastructure projects 3. Recommendation on professionalisation of public buyers
Public Procurement
Stuff you cannot make up, by Gizmodo: “” By now my opinion about single source/direct award/request for quote(s) contracts should be well known to regular readers. This is yet another example of a decisions which may have been the correct one (or maybe not) but just by using