Sigma Publications: Public Procurement

Public Procurement

Advertising (Policy Brief No 6, 2011)

Below Threshold Contracts (Policy Brief No. 15, 2011)

Central Public Procurement Structures and Capacity in Member States of the European Union (Sigma Paper No. 40, 2007)

Centralised and Decentralised Public Procurement (Sigma Paper No. 29, 2000)

Centralised Purchasing Systems in the EU (Sigma Paper No. 47, 2010)

A Comparison of the EC Procurement Directives and the UNCITRAL Model Law (Sigma Paper No. 28, 2000)

Contract Management (Policy Brief No. 22, 2011)

Defence Procurement (Policy Brief No. 23, 2011)

Economic Issues in Public Procurement (Policy Brief No 2, 2011)

Financial Management and Control of Public Agencies (Sigma Paper No. 32, 2001)

Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Procurement (Policy Brief No 13, 2011)

Incorporating Social Considerations into Procurement (Policy Brief No 14, 2011)

Policy Briefs (Entire List)

Procurement Tools (Policy Brief No 11, 2011)

Public Procurement (Policy Brief No 3, 1998)

Public Procurement in the European Union: EU Legislation, Key EC Documents and National Laws  (Sigma, 2010, CD Rom)

Public Procurement in the EU: Legislative Framework, Basic Principles and Institutions (Policy Brief No 1, 2011)

Public Procurement in EU Member States: The Regulation of Contract Below the EU Thresholds and in Areas not Covered by the Detailed Rules of the EU Directives (Sigma Paper No. 45, 2010)

Public Procurement Review - Acceding Countries Central & Eastern Europe (Consolidated Report, 2003)

Public Procurement Review and Remedies Systems in the European Union (Sigma Paper No. 41, 2007)

Public Procurement Review Procedures (Sigma Paper No. 30, 2000)

Public Procurement Training Manual (Sigma, 2010) - The eight modules can be downloaded separately: Module AModule BModule CModule DModule EModule FModule GModule H
About the Manual

Remedies (Policy Brief No 12, 2011)

Selecting Economic Operators (Policy Brief No 7, 2011)

Setting the Award Criteria (Policy Brief No 8, 2011)

Tender Evaluation and Contract Award (Policy Brief No 9, 2011)

Understanding the EU Financial Thresholds (Policy Brief No 5, 2011)

What are the Public Procurement Procedures and When Can They Be Used? (Policy Brief No 10, 2011)

What is a Contracting Authority? (Policy Brief No 3, 2011)

Which Contracts are Covered by the Procurement Directives? (Policy Brief No 4, 2011)


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