This paper has adopted the exploratory case study method of analyzing a few recent cases of public procurement irregularities on Indian Railways documented by the vigilance departments and the CAG available in public domain to inquire into the following issues: (a) how do irregularities and...

This paper provides a critical assessment of the Feasibility study concerning the actual implementation of a joint cross-border procurement procedure by public buyers from different Member States prepared by BBG-SKI for the European Commission. The paper submits that the study provides some...

At the beginning of 2014, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the new directive on public procurement. Inter alia, the new Directive introduces a new procedure called the innovation partnership. The availability of the new provisions maybe valuable particularly from the perspective...

Based on an assumption that in its current shape the EU public procurement framework is a highly regulated and rigid system, in which delivery of successful PPP contracts may be hindered, in this paper it will be considered, whether there could be a different, more beneficial way in which to...