Public Procurement
Thought of the day
From my twitter feed: Local content requirements in #renewableenergy investment tenders can backfire if make projects more costly: @OECD expert #BCNclimatefuturesMay 23, 2017 Now, who would have thought that...
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EU Commission
Links I Liked [Public Procurement]
1. European Commission publishes country specific recommendations (with comments on procurement for at least a few Member States). 2. Lisbon wants to create positive discriminations in public procurement for undertakings not employing people on short term contracts (Portuguese only). Illegal in my view. 3. Spain will end non-transparent award procedures
Public Procurement
New paper: The European Single Procurement Document
As promised last week, I have uploaded my paper on the European Single Procurement Document to the SSRN. Here's the abstract: “” The paper is published on the most recent issue of Upphandlingsrättslig Tidskrift journal.
Public Procurement
Commission publishes ESPD review
The Commission has just put out its European Single Procurement Document review covering what has been done so far to get it to work and what is the current status of its implementation. The report makes for grim reading with most Member States still fumbling their way around with the
ransomware
Business model implications of the NHS ransomware attack
Ben Thompson rightly points out a clear agency problem related with the business model of suppliers of hardware and software to institutions like the NHS: “ ” Ben is on the right track when arguing that the lack of alignment of business models is at the heart of the problem. However, the
Public Procurement
Unintended consequences of using procurement as a compliance tool
About 10 days ago I gave a presentation at the CEVIA conference in Copenhagen (slides here)on how public procurement in the EU was slowly but surely being transformed into a compliance tool or enforcement system for policy objectives. As it happens I have also just published a paper on
Public Procurement
Links I Liked [Public Procurement]
1. Labour's electoral manifesto commits to keep the UK in the Government Procurement Agreement. Well, to accede to the GPA in my view. 2. Plaid Cymru's manifesto calls for more local procurement. Well, if the GPA is part of the discussion, then there is no real
Public Procurement
The procurement angle behind the NHS ransomware attack
Last week's (and today's?) ransomware attack on the NHS has a procurement angle to it. It is not the only one and maybe not the most important but procurement mattered nonetheless. Here's why: 1. Vendor lock-in All compromised computers ran either Windows XP (unsupported)
Public Procurement
Are UK contracting authorities publishing contract award information?
The answer is: not all and not all of the time irrespective of the clear legal commands to do so. OpenOpps looked into the practice for contracts published on ContractsFinder and this is what they found out: “” As I suspected, local Government is a lot worse: “” As the data analysis
PPPs
Links I Liked [Public Procurement]
1. World Bank starts MOOC on PPPs (French only). Older English version here. I sincerely hope they cover also the downsides of PPPs. 2. 18F publishes beta website with US Government spending. Now if only we would do the same in Europe... 3. Night bus service in Barcelona to be
Public Procurement
How expensive has defence procurement become in the US?
'A lot' appears to be the answer: “ ” and more: “ ” Both quotes come from John Lehman, US secretary of the Navy under President Reagan. Note the push-back against cost-plus contracts and how they provide economic operators with the incentive to keep the costs ticking even if they are not
Public Procurement
Links I Liked [Public Procurement]
1. European Parliament publishes report on Brexit impact in public procurement. 2. Locked in by choice: How European governments are handling their Microsoft addiction. 3. Gonna Make You A (Contract) Offer You Can’t Refuse – Grayling Persuades Mace To Back Off HS2 Challenge. 4. Government Of South Australia Shares Guidance