This Public Procurement Brief presents two new EU public procurement Directives (2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU) on … procurement by public and utilities sectors. The Directives are part of a recently adopted EU legislative package reforming the EU … public procurement rules. The Brief provides an overview of the new regulations, focusing on the following issues: general …

Public Procurement is a voluntary instrument, which means that individual Member States and public authorities can determine … alternative energy sources) and how these considerations can be incorporated into the procurement process in line with EU law. …

SIGMA Brief 28 aims to give guidance to auditors dealing with public procurement processes. Based on audit experience … mainly concentrates on individual procurement procedures but concessions and public-private partnerships are also touched on …

The EU Public Procurement Directives cover three main types of contract: works, supplies and services including design …

and transparency of procurement processes. SIGMA Brief 17 explains what is meant by e-procurement and aims to explain the … rationale behind using e-procurement, presenting country examples and resulting improvements. The Brief also provides an … overview of the relevant rules of the EU Directives and different e-procurement tools such as e-auctions, e-catalogues or …

utilities markets. The Utilities sectors are covered by separate and more flexible procurement rules in the European Union …

SIGMA Brief 11 focuses on three specific modern types of procurement tools: framework agreements, electronic auctions … permitting these procurement tools. The framework agreement instrument is widely used and considered as an efficient procurement …

A well-functioning procurement review and remedies system is in the interest of all stakeholders – economic operators …