Competitive Dialogue in EU Procurement

Competitive dialogue is a procedure introduced into the EU procurement system in 2004 to provide an improved method for awarding complex contracts, such as those for public infrastructure and major IT systems. This book provides a critical examination of the legal rules on this new procedure, focusing in particular on grey areas such as availability of the procedure and the scope for negotiations after 'final tenders'. It considers both the EU-level rules and the way in which those rules have been applied in national systems. The examination draws on extensive evidence of the way in which the procedure has been operated and interpreted across Europe, including from several studies commissioned specifically for this volume. It also includes an extensive chapter co-authored by the volume editors which provides a thorough analysis of the EU-level rules, a comparative reflection on national experiences and significant critical commentary and recommendations.

Part I. Competitive Dialogue in the EU: 1. Competitive dialogue in EU law: a critical review Sue Arrowsmith and Steen Treumer; 2. An analysis of use of competitive dialogue in the EU Sylvia de Mars and Richard Craven; Part II. Competitive Dialogue in Selected Member States of the EU: 3. Competitive dialogue in the United Kingdom Sue Arrowsmith and Richard Craven; 4. Competitive dialogue in France Sylvia de Mars and Frederique Olivier; 5. Competitive dialogue in Germany Martin Burgi; 6. Competitive dialogue in Denmark Steen Treumer; 7. Competitive dialogue in Portugal Pedro Telles; 8. Competitive dialogue in Spain Pedro Telles; 9. Competitive dialogue in Poland Anna Gorzynska; 10. Competitive dialogue in Lithuania Deividas Soloveicikas; 11. Competitive dialogue in Italy Gabriella Racca and Dario Casalini; 12. Competitive dialogue in The Netherlands Jacobien Muntz-Beekhuis and Marijke Nagelkerke.