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EU Public Procurement: Law and Practice

EU Public Procurement: Law and Practice

Author: Lee Digings; Professor John Bennett
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780851219059
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf (2 volumes)
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Providing practical guidance on all aspects of the EU public procurement legislation, EU Public Procurement: Law and Practice:

Deals with the latest directives and best practices in public procurement in the context of the Government’s Efficiency Review
Offers guidance on every aspect of EC rules and their application in the UK
Sets out how the legislation applies, from drawing up specifications to awarding contracts
Helps you to avoid the penalties of non-compliance by taking you through the procedures to be followed in relation to the awarding of contracts, qualification criteria, advertisement requirements and technical specifications
Covers the various forms of redress open to aggrieved contractors and the means by which the legislation can be enforced
Discusses the main problem areas related to public procurement, and shows how they can be avoided
Looks at works, supplies, services and utilities
Covers the new EC consolidated directives
Includes flow diagrams to help you to understand the processes
Features coverage of complex procurement situations such as Public Private Partnerships and housing-led schemes
Discusses how to apply the rules to PFI/PPP and strategic partnering projects
Reproduces source materials from the UK and the EC and provides a comprehensive array of statutory and other relevant sources, including the Common Procurement Vocabulary; essential for the drawing up of all contracts

Initial price includes updating releases until year end. 2 updating releases published per annum.

Public sector rules

Adopting good practice
Understanding what is covered
Choosing a procurement procedure
Specifying requirements
Advertising
Selecting suppliers
Evaluating tenders and awarding contracts
De-briefing suppliers and keeping records

Utilities rules

Introduction and background
Understanding what is covered
Choosing a procurement procedure
Specifying requirements
Advertising
Qualifying and selecting suppliers
Evaluating tenders and awarding contracts
De-briefing suppliers and keeping records
Enforcement of the utilities rules

Enforcement and contexts

Enforcement and the rules
The best value regime
Sustainable procurement
The efficiency programme in local government

Complex procurements

Introduction to procurement strategy
Public-public partnerships
Public-private partnerships
SMEs and the third sector
Electronic procurement
ICT and business process outsourcing
Housing and sustainable communities

International agreements

Bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral agreements

Appendices

An introduction to EU law and institutions
UK law and materials
Guidance from the UK government
Core EU law and materials
Communications from the European commission
Guidance from other sources
WTO and international law materials
Key procurement cases
Useful sources of information

EC Public Procurement: Law and Practice should have pride of place on the bookshelf of every operator who needs to know all about the procurement law in force. - Martin Bangemann, Vice President of the Commission of the European Communities