The term “utilities” is commonly used to describe the organisations which deliver services–
such as the provision of water, electricity, gas or transport–to a community as a whole …

The background to this research is that in 1993 the Public Procurement Directives were
extended to apply to public supply contracts, public works contracts and to certain “excluded …

Utilities Procurement is a forgotten part of the European Public Procurement framework. The
priority of EU institutions has been set to regulate the procurement of the public sector …

This introduction to a series of articles on utility procurement practices outlines the basic
rationale for procurement as a mechanism of policy and some of the criticisms of that …

This Public Procurement Brief presents two new EU public procurement Directives
(2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU) on procurement by public and utilities sectors. The Directives …

Abstract The European Community is well advanced in its legislative programme for public
procurement, which should, by the end of 1992, generally extend the application of common …

This is a commentary on the two new EC Directives on public procurement, which are due to
be implemented and in force by January 2006, together with practical guidance upon their …

Abstract 31 March 2004 the EU adopted two new public procurement directives: one for the
public sector (2004/18/EC) and one for utilities (2004/17/EC). The new directives aim at …

2 Procurement within the meaning of this Directive is the acquisition by means of a public
contract of works, supplies or services by one or more contracting authorities from economic …

This new edition of a work regarded as “the bible” on public procurement issues provides a
detailed analysis of the legal and policy framework for procurement in the EU and UK. This …