-sector negotiations, starting prices do not create entry barriers in public procurement. Second, he finds that increased numerical … precision of starting prices is linearly correlated with better performance and a higher number of bids. In public procurement … Experts in public procurement and private-sector purchasing The Author Alexander Rhode studied business administration at the …

The Thesis investigates the interface between State aid law and public procurement law with an emphasis on analysing … the public procurement Directives which lay out specific rules and procedures for the award of public contracts …, situations might occur where the award of a contract directly to an economic operator falls under the scope of the procurement …