Centralising public procurement : the approach of EU Member States / edited by Carina Risvig Hamer, Mario Comba.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Hamer, Carina Risvig, editor.

Comba, Mario, editor.

Series:

European procurement law series.

European procurement law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government purchasing--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Government purchasing.

Government purchasing--Law and legislation.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited The Lypiatts, [2021]

Summary:

This timely book examines the ever-increasing prevalence of Central Purchasing Bodies (CPBs), analysing their use and structure across different EU Member States. It argues that since CPBs are only partially regulated at EU level, their operations will depend on the legislation of the individual Member States and more importantly on the States' distinct practices and traditions. Comparative contributions consider the legal nature and structures of CPBs across 12 Member States and the UK.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Contributors

Foreword

Abbreviations

1. Introduction to Centralising Public Procurement

2. EU perspective on CPBs

3. CPBs in the European legal space: an unresolved misconception

4. A comparative view of the use of procurement techniques and electronic instruments by central purchasing bodies

5. Joint procurement: an economics and management perspective

6. Public procurement by central purchasing bodies, competition and SMEs: towards a more dynamic model?

7. CPBs and their users: shared liability, contract management and remedies

8. Public purchasing in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic

9. Central purchasing bodies (and other forms of joint procurement) - Belgium

10. Central purchasing bodies in Denmark

11. Central purchasing bodies in Finland

12. Central purchasing bodies in France

13. Country report on Germany

14. Centralised procurement in the Netherlands: a mixture of procurement autonomy, decentralisation and diversified collaborative purchasing

15. Central purchasing bodies in Italy: reluctance and challenges

16. Central purchasing bodies: the case of Poland

17. Centralisation and central purchasing bodies in Portugal

18. Central purchasing bodies in Romania

19. Central purchasing bodies in Spain

20. Central purchasing bodies in Sweden

21. Central purchasing bodies in the United Kingdom

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80037-041-5

OCLC:

1272856011