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From Reciprocity to Exclusion: How Far Will the EU Public Procurement Go?

A previous post on this blog asked how much more EU procurement law can take, as multiple strategic goals get piled onto a framework that was...

What Does “AI in Procurement” Actually Mean Right Now?

Ask a room full of procurement experts to describe the current state of AI in public procurement in one word, and you get different answers. That...

The Leaked EU Procurement Act Won’t Determine Whether Your Contract Is Public or Private

The issue of the legal nature of a public contract is a significant matter under EU public procurement law. The draft of the new Regulation on...

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Centralising Public Procurement – The Approach of EU Member States
Centralising Public Procurement – The Approach of EU Member States

Centralising Public Procurement – The Approach of EU Member States

Marta Andhov and Willem Janssen contributed to the book Centralising Public Procurement - The Approach of EU Member States published by the European Procurement Law series and edited by Carina Risvig Hamer and Mario Comba.

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The Relationship Between Initial Tender and Mini-Competition: EU and Lithuanian Perspectives on Framework Agreements

The Relationship Between Initial Tender and Mini-Competition: EU and Lithuanian Perspectives on Framework Agreements

Marta Andhov andย Deividas Soloveicikย looked into the relationship between initial tender and mini-competition from an EU perspective but particularly reflected on Lithuanian law. In contrast to a controversial recent judgment of the Lithuanian court, they argued that the two stages of the framework agreement process are interconnected and must be viewed as a unified part of the same procurement process in line with European legal doctrine.

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Marta’s new research project will establish legal tools to facilitate private-public collaboration
Marta’s new research project will establish legal tools to facilitate private-public collaboration

Marta’s new research project will establish legal tools to facilitate private-public collaboration

With a Carlsberg Foundation Young Researcher Fellowship Grant of almost DKK 5 million and the project PurpLE Associate Professor Marta Andhov will provide needed clarity on the tension between public procurement law and private law.

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Marta Andhov contributes to the EU Parliament hearing on SPP: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Deal
Marta Andhov contributes to the EU Parliament hearing on SPP: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Deal

Marta Andhov contributes to the EU Parliament hearing on SPP: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Deal

On 1st December 2021, ย Associate Professor Marta Andhovย contributed to the public hearing of the European Parliamentโ€™s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection in association with the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety titled ย โ€˜Sustainable public procurement: using the full potential of public buying to achieve goals of the European Green Dealโ€™ย 

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#14 Objectives of Public Procurement Law & Social Media for Academics

#14 Objectives of Public Procurement Law & Social Media for Academics

In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss the role of objectives in public procurement law. Is the objective of โ€˜public procurementโ€™ and the objective of โ€˜public procurement lawโ€™ the same? How does the EU objective relate to national objectives? And: why should we care about them for the sake of interpretation? For dessert, they talk about social media and academic life.

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