EU public procurement law

Abstract:
EU Public Procurement Law addresses one of the most important areas of European integration. With a magnitude approaching one trillion euros in supplies, works and services and representing almost 12 per cent of the European Union’s GDP, public procurement regulation represents a key objective of the vision of the European Union in becoming the most competitive economy in the world by 2010.

This book offers a clear assessment of the new public procurement legal framework and its interplay with policy within the European Union and the member states. The new regime is based on three principles: simplification, modernization and flexibility, and the book considers the new directives which are intended to simplify and modernize a regulatory regime that aims to gradually establish a public market in the European Union. The book exposes the instrumental role of the European Court of Justice in shaping many of the newly introduced concepts in public procurement regulation. Finally, the author provides a comprehensive taxonomy and codification of case law on public procurement.

This overview of enforcement and compliance of public procurement at European and national levels will be of interest to academic researchers and lawyers within the EU, USA, Canada and other continents. It will also appeal to postgraduate students in law, policy, and management, judges at the European Court of Justice and national courts, and policy makers at European, international and national levels.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Development of a Public Procurement Framework
3. The Principles of Public Procurement Regulation
4. Public Sector Procurement
5. Advertisement and Publicity in Public Sector Procurement
6. Qualitative Selection in Public Sector Procurement
7. Public Contracts in Public Sector Procurement
8. Contracting Authorities in Public Sector Procurement
9. Award Procedures in Public Sector Procurement
10. Award Criteria in Public Sector Procurement
11. Utilities Procurement
12. Publicity and Advertisement in Utilities Procurement
13. Qualification and Qualitative Selection in Utilities Procurement
14. Award Procedures and Award Criteria in Utilities Procurement
15. Compliance with Public Procurement Rules
16. Enforcement of Public Procurement Rules
17. Public Procurement as a Policy Instrument