' railways as public entities have generally failed. Involvement of the private sector in railway operations under a concession … arrangement now seems to be a promising tool for transforming railways into business-oriented enterprises. The concession …

some control over the sector by incorporating in a concession contract or license the terms and conditions that will govern …Under concession arrangements, the state delegates to the private sector the right to provide a service, yet retains … characteristics. This Note outlines the concession-type approach and some of its operational implications. Designing a concession that …

This Public Procurement Brief presents the new EU public procurement Directive (2014/23/EU) on award of concession …