UK framework usage data 2008-2013
The usage of framework agreements in the UK increased significantly between 2008 and 2012 but appears to be tapering off. Data for 2013 is incomplete as it runs only until August.
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Reflecting on the new nature of procurement as a system in the Public Procurement Act proposal
I have long described the architecture of procurement rules within the EU as a system designed not to enable great procurement but instead for impede really bad procurement. In essence it is a painting by numbers or a 'follow the recipe' approach that allows people with limited knowledge
20 years a migrant
I forgot to celebrate earlier this month the twentieth anniversary of my departure from Portugal. What was supposed to simply be a 3 month stay in Barcelona to get my head out of Portugal after an intense couple of years as a junior lawyer with too much responsibility but not
Article 70 - Covered economic operators, goods, services or works
Article 70 is the first article of Chapter 5, that is the chapter on European preference. This first article establishes which economic operators, goods, services or works are considered to be within from the Union (broadly considered) to warrant non-discrimination and equal treatment. In the absence of 'covered&
Starting the commentary to the Public Procurement Act proposal
As announced last week on Linkedin, myself and Marko Turudic will be commenting the Public Procurement Act proposal. This will be done in a similar fashion to the work me and Albert Sanchez-Graells did with the transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. That