In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss interdisciplinary work in public procurement and law in general. They reflect on their many personal experiences of working across disciplines and examine the recent push for interdisciplinary work in academia. They evaluate the positives, the negatives, and the relevance of both simple mono-disciplinary work in public procurement law, and inter-disciplinary collaborations and projects, focusing on the most common challenges and how to overcome them. In their discussion, they emphasize the importance of openness and mutual understanding in interdisciplinary collaborations. They discuss the optimal time for crossing disciplines during one’s studies and finally, for dessert, they talk about their approaches to teaching the interdisciplinary aspects of public procurement to their students.
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#25 CJEU Judgments in Sanresa (C-295/20) and Klaipėdos (C-927/19) & Privilege in Academia
In this podcast episode, Marta and Willem discuss CJEU Judgments in Sanresa (C-295/20) and Klaipėdos (C-927/19). In doing so, they pay special attention to Article 58 of Directive 2014/24/EU., the Court's differentiation between technical specification, selection...
#24 Socially Responsible Public Procurement – Reserved Contracts & Independence in the Work of Academics
In this episode of Bestek, the public procurement podcast, Willem and Marta discuss reserved procedures and the ASADE (C‑436/20) and Conacee (C-598/19) Judgements in the context of socially responsible public procurement. They focus on two explicitly legislated...
#23 Clean Vehicles Directive’s Interplay with Public Procurement & Publication Languages
In this episode, Marta and Willem dig into the Clean Vehicles Directive and its implications for public procurement. In doing so, they put it into the context of the EU Green Deal. They also briefly touch on the specificities of the CV Directive and its revision. Most...
#22 Award Criteria Under the Magnifying Glass & Rasmus’ Advice for PhDs
In this episode, Marta, Willem, and their guest, Rasmus Horskjær Nielsen, talk about award criteria and evaluation methods in public procurements. You will also have a chance to listen to Rasmus explain the difference between "relevant" and "controllable" competition...