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Public procurement and access to justice: a legal and empirical study of the UK system
Sue Arrowsmith,Richard Craven +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present the findings of an empirical study into suppliers' behaviour in enforcing EU public procurement law in the UK and the factors influencing this, finding that most suppliers have not perceived any breaches of EU procurement law.Abstract:
This article presents the findings of an empirical study into suppliers’ behaviour in enforcing EU public procurement law in the UK - where there is a low level of procurement litigation – and the factors influencing this. The study indicates that most suppliers have not perceived any breaches of EU procurement law. It also indicates that, for cases where problems are perceived, recent reforms required by EU law have led to more complaints and legal actions, and enhanced the practical effectiveness of remedies. However, the study also reveals important remaining obstacles to litigation, in particular the high cost of High Court proceedings, fear of reprisals and (although to a lesser extent) the courts’ approach to interim relief. In the light of recent case law, these findings have interesting implications for the UK’s compliance with its EU obligations to provide effective supplier remedies, and suggest a need to consider a different approach.read more
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The UK’s Green Paper on Post-Brexit Public Procurement Reform:
TL;DR: The authors argue that the Green Paper has very limited transformative potential and that its proposals merely represent an "EU law +" approach to the regulation of public procurement that would only result in an overcomplicated regulatory infrastructure, additional administrative burdens for both public buyers and economic operators, and tensions and contradictions in the oversight model.
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Legal Challenges and Public Procurement in Construction in Northern Ireland
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Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: mapping the field for IPACS and beyond
Sue Arrowsmith,Ruth Bayley,Anna Górczyńska,Joshua Idoku,Steve A. Kay,Jorge Lopes,Carlos Sebastian Barreto Cifuentes,Geo Quinot,Ashraf-Ul-Bari Nobel,Ke Ren,Astghik Solomanyan,Izabella Sobieraj,Gábor Soós,Alex Thurston +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of a study of infrastructure procurement for international sporting events, focusing only on the acquisition process and not with prior decisions on whether to host events, what to procure (such as the number and siting of stadiums) or subsequent maintenance.
Journal ArticleDOI
The UK’s Green Paper on Post-Brexit Public Procurement Reform:
TL;DR: The authors argue that the Green Paper has very limited transformative potential and that its proposals merely represent an "EU law +" approach to the regulation of public procurement that would only result in an overcomplicated regulatory infrastructure, additional administrative burdens for both public buyers and economic operators, and tensions and contradictions in the oversight model.
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