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Commission erroneously evaluated tender on the basis of bidders’ experience

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 16 2011

The General Court (GC) has criticised the European Commission’s basing of the award of a contract on the criterion of the tenderers’ experience in breach of procurement rules which require experience to be assessed at the selection stage

High Court refuses judicial review of a decision to reject an incomplete tender

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 10 2011

On 27 October 2011, the High Court, in Hossacks v The Legal Services Commission, declined an application for judicial review of a decision to reject an incomplete and erroneous tender

Failure to award a contract for additional urban planning services breaches procurement rules

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Greece
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  • November 10 2011

The ECJ ruled in case C-60110 that failure by Greek local authorities to open a new tender process for additional urban planning services amounted to a breach of the procurement rules

Software tender discriminatory and failed to permit reliance on sub-contractor’s experience

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Greece
  • -
  • November 10 2011

A contract for provision of IT services for the Greek Social Security Foundation has come under Commission scrutiny following complaints of discrimination and unfair treatment

Commission publishes guidance on the application of procurement law to public-public cooperation

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 21 2011

In response to a long-running debate over the application of the public procurement rules to various forms of public co-operation, the European Commission recently published new guidance

NI Court of Appeal confirms decision setting aside two framework agreements

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 21 2011

The Court of Appeal (CA) has upheld two separate rulings by the High Court of Northern Ireland setting aside framework agreements following breaches of the public procurement law

Commission claims change of ownership of a waste disposal contractor gives rise to a new agreement

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 21 2011

The sale of shares by a German district authority to a private company of a formally public-private owned waste disposal contractor can give rise to an obligation to retender public waste disposal contracts

New standard contract notice forms

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • September 12 2011

The European Commission has published new standard forms for publication of contract notices for public, utility and defence procurement

High Court rules that a contracting authority can only apply once to have an automatic suspension lifted

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 12 2011

The Northern Ireland High Court has refused to lift an automatic suspension on a contract entered into by the Department of Employment and Learning (DoEL) for the provision of training services

Changes to time limits for bringing procurement actions

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 12 2011

Changes to the time limits for bringing a claim for breach of the public procurement rules in England and Wales are to be introduced shortly