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CJEU – Possibility to supplement the tender — Possibility to rely on the capacities of other entities — Exclusion from participation in a public contract for serious misconduct
Judgement rendered by the Court of Justice (CJEU – 4 May 2017 – C-387/14 – Esaprojekt) under the old Directive 2004/18, however the solutions should be the same for the procurement procedures launched according to the new directive 2014/24 . Possibility to supplement the tender The Court recalls that, as a general rule, a tender cannot be amended […]
CJEU – The tenderer cannot be required to perform itself the main works as defined by the contracting entity
Subcontractors : The Court of Justice ruled in this judgment of 5 April 2017 that a national law which provides that, where subcontractors are relied on for the performance of a public works contract, the tenderer is required to perform itself the main works, as defined by the contracting entity, constitutes a restriction on the […]
European Commission – Joint EU-Mercosur Communiqué Following the XXVIIth Round of Negotiations
After five days of discussions, the XXVIIth Round of the MERCOSUR-EU Bi-regional Negotiating Committee was successfully concluded last Friday, 24 March in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Significant progress was achieved regarding the negotiating text in the three parts of the future Association Agreement between both regions: Trade Part, Political Dialogue and Bi-Regional Cooperation. The discussion on […]
News from the European Commission “New EU network of review bodies to make public procurement remedies more efficient”
“The first meeting of the EU network of first instance review bodies on 6 March 2017 discussed ways to make the work of these bodies more efficient…. The network will meet twice a year with the next meeting scheduled for September 2017.”
European Commission update : “Electronic public procurement will reduce administrative burden and stop unfair bidding”
“The new Public Procurement Directives pave the way for the digitalisation of public procurement. Their impact goes beyond the simple uptake of electronic tools with digitalisation simplifying the entire procurement cycle for businesses and public buyers.”