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
Public Procurement
1. US General Services Administration prototypes blockchain. 2. PFI is bankrupting Britain. 3. Portuguese CPB officials under fire for accepting trips paid by economic operator (Portuguese only). 4. Critics see hole in Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy. 5. Abnormally low tenders raise (legal) questions in Portugal (Portuguese only).
Public Procurement
1. China’s new Silk Road risks unravelling in Hungary. 2. Catalan construction companies investigated for possible cartel [Spanish only]. 3. The U.S. Government’s long road to adopting the cloud. 4. Buy American’ has little meaning in today’s world of globalized supply chains. 5. New Spanish procurement
Public Procurement
1. Public procurement is making the world a better place—one order at a time. 2. Learning Insights: Open contracting – a helping hand in Nepal. 3. The U.S. Has Forgotten How to Do Infrastructure. 4. Spain will create procurement oversight body. (Spanish only) 5. Trump's 'Buy