Procurement Law

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to - apply the public procurement act (LOU) and the act against improper conduct concerning public procurement.

Content

The course comprises an overview of the main features and practices of the LOU. This includes an overview of the EEC directives on which LOU is essentially based and a definition of the fields of application of the LOU, both considering the concerned bodies and public authorities ("contracting entity"), and the one that should be procured ("substantive field of application"). Further analysed are the general principles of business conduct, impartiality and transparency at the bid opening that apply for procurement, as well as the rules for procurement over and under the thresholds and the judicial demands that may be placed on the tender documents. Studied in the final part of the course are the conditions for county administrative courts to intervene during the procurement procedure when prompted by bidders, as well as the rules concerning damages in cases of violation of the LOU in connection with completion of a procurement.