Public Procurement
Long time readers of the blog know where I sit in the divide of more or less data being made available about procurement processes (more, of course). Having said that, I’m not impervious to the competition law arguments regarding the impact more data has on cartel formation/stability. But
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1. State aid: Commission finds no aid in €1.1 billion extension of Athens International Airport concession 2. Information Note on Incorporating Social Considerations into Public Procurement 3. Father and Son Suddenly Die in Bizarre Twist to Colombia Bribery Case 4. How to use the quality-price ratio for procurement evaluations
Public Procurement
The UK adopted in late 2017 a anti-corruption strategy for the 2017-2022 period. One year on from the publication of the original strategy, an update has just been released. Reducing corruption in public procurement and grants was and remains a key objective of the strategy, but whereas the original strategy
Public Procurement
Liz David-Barret and Mihaly Fazekas have a new research project called Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting, funded by the Department for International Development Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme. The project aims to look at how corruption can manipulate procurement and strategies to identify variables, patterns and trends that may indicate a corruption
Public Procurement
1. Colombia could use some more competition in public procurement (Spanish only). Funny how Colombia understands that having one or only two bidders on each tender is a competition risk, whereas Portugal doesn't. 2. UK Government provides £20 million for govtech challenges. As I said before, probably a
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 services
PPPs
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
Here's two papers that have just arrived on my pile of stuff to read and appear quite interesting and important: 1. Palguta, Ján and Filip Pertold. 2017. "Manipulation of Procurement Contracts: Evidence from the Introduction of Discretionary Thresholds." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 9(2): 293-315.
Public Procurement
1. Corruption in public procurement: Siemens Greek Bribery Scandal by Penelope Giosa. 2. Stadium deals, corruption and bribery: the questions at the heart of Brazil’s Olympic and World Cup ‘miracle’ 3. Contract headaches: The Long Beach Story 4. Quantifying the carbon footprint of the catering service of public schools
Public Procurement
1. Making Government business more accessible to SMEs - Two Years On. 2. Open Data and the fight against corruption in France (Report by Transparency International). 3. Is Joint Cross-Border Public Procurement Legally Feasible or Simply Commercially Tolerated? ~ A Critical Assessment of the BBG-SKI JCBPP Feasibility Study. 4. Donald Trump,
Public Procurement
Episode #31 of the best (and only?) podcast about public procurement is up. This time the interviewee is Francesco Decarolis from the Einaudi Centre for Economics and Finance and we spent some quality time talking about reputation and corruption in public procurement, including how a contracting authority nudged contractors to
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1. Cristina Kirchner accused of corruption in Argentina. 2. Large Spanish construction companies rail against price heavy and price only projects (Spanish only). 3. Putting innovation at the heart of public procurement. A recipe for complexity. 4. Corruption charges in Portugal grow significantly between 2014 and 2016 (Portuguese only). Finger