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#53 Aanbestedingsrecht en privaatrecht

Willem en Matanja hebben het over de wisselwerking tussen aanbestedingsrecht en privaatrecht. Ze spreken hierover naar aanleiding van het hoofdstuk...

#52 Nieuwe aanbestedingsrichtlijnen of toch verordeningen?

In deze aflevering bespreken Matanja en Willem de hervorming van de aanbestedingsrichtlijnen. De Europese Commissie lijkt eind juni te komen met een...

#51 Het activiteiten criterium na Irado

Samenwerkende overheden maken vaak gebruik van de quasi-inbestedingsuitzondering. De criteria van deze uitzondering leiden tot discussie in de...

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#49 Polysmindigheten: meer duidelijkheid over wezenlijke wijziging?
#49 Polysmindigheten: meer duidelijkheid over wezenlijke wijziging?

#49 Polysmindigheten: meer duidelijkheid over wezenlijke wijziging?

Matanja en Willem spreken over het arrest 'Polysmindigheten', waarin het Europese Hof de kans krijgt een uitzondering op het leerstuk van de wezenlijke wijziging te verduidelijken: de 'de minimis'-regeling. Op grond van die regeling is een wijziging met een geringe...

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#43 AI, Sustainable Public Procurement & Law Clinics
#43 AI, Sustainable Public Procurement & Law Clinics

#43 AI, Sustainable Public Procurement & Law Clinics

In this episode, Marta and Willem explore how artificial intelligence could support more sustainable public procurement practices— and the risks that come with it. The conversation builds on Marta’s co-authored recent open-access article, “Leveraging AI for Sustainable Public Procurement: Opportunities and Challenges.”

They begin by outlining the motivation and context for the research, before examining where AI could add value in procurement processes. This includes...

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#42 The Irado Case and the Activities Criterion & Fostering a Classroom Community

#42 The Irado Case and the Activities Criterion & Fostering a Classroom Community

In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss the hot topic of the ongoing Irado case and the impacts it is set to have on the world of European Public Procurement Law. How to calculate the activities criterion in article 12 Directive 2014/24/EU? They begin the episode with a short chat about their recent conferences, before moving to a brief introduction to the case and the related unclarities in the Article 12 Directive 2014/24/EU on how the activities criterion is to be calculated. Namely, Willem explains how, from the text alone, it is unclear whether the activities criterion should be based on the entity you contract with, or the holding structure in which it provides its services and how this could have significant ramifications on the applicability of the exemption. They then proceed to talk about the opinion of Advocate General Rantos and express their own perspectives on the matter. They discuss whether the procurement practices in certain countries were legitimate interpretations or circumventions of the directive. Lastly, in the dessert, they switch gears and reflect on strategies that help them foster a good and productive community in the classroom.

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Hard Law, Hard Choices: The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Omnibus Simplifications and the Future of EU Procurement Law – Part 2

Hard Law, Hard Choices: The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Omnibus Simplifications and the Future of EU Procurement Law – Part 2

This blog post is the second in a two-part series that examines the evolving EU regulatory landscape on corporate sustainability due diligence and its implications for the future of public procurement law.  Not only does it consider the recent regulatory simplification wave in the arena of corporate sustainability, but it also examines the relationship between the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and public procurement law. Building on the previous research on the challenges of incorporating corporate sustainability due diligence in public procurement,  this two-part series seeks to analyse the identified challenges and to share further reflections considering the Commission’s recent emphasis on European competitiveness and the anticipated revision of public procurement legislation.

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