Public Procurement Research Students Conference
About
The Public Procurement Research Group has organised four successful conferences for PhD students who are researching on issues related to procurement law and regulation in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2009. For information on the past conferences, see below. The fifth conference was planned for 12th-13th September 2011.
The conference confirms the PPRG’s interest in promoting the work of young scholars and researchers. The conference is aimed at research students of all levels. It offers an opportunity to meet fellow academics from all around the world, who are engaged in related fields of research. The conference provides a forum in which people with different perspectives can discuss and learn from each other in a range of informal setting. We welcome papers not just from scholars in law but from those in any discipline (business, economics etc) whose research touches on issues affecting procurement regulation in a broad sense. Papers will be discussed by fellow students and input will also be offered by academic staff of the PPRG and other invited academics.
5th Public Procurement Research Students Conference
Call for Papers - Submission Deadlines
Friday, 4th March 2011
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Brief indication (one paragraph) of area of research and proposed subject of paper
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Friday, 3rd June 2011
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Paper of between 4000 and 6000 words
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Useful information: Price for attendees = £35
Anyone interested in participating should contact Richard Craven (llxrc10@nottingham.ac.uk).
The 4th Public Procurement PhD conference was held at the School of Law, University of Nottingham, on 7-8 September 2009.
More than 25 PhD researchers from all over Europe and as far afield as Brazil presented their work at the fourth Research Students' Conference on Public Procurement hosted by the PPRG earlier this month, reflecting the enormous an increasing interest in public procurement regulation as a subject of academic research.
Discussants’ comments and other input were provided by Professor Peter Kunzlik (City University), Professor Geo Quinot (University of Stellenbosch), Dario Casalini (University of Turin) as well as by academic staff of the PPRG. Comments and discussion covered issues of both methodology and substance, providing many delegates with useful feedback for focusing or progressing their work.
Funding for the event was provided through the generous funds given by the Group’s sponsors, Achilles Information, Bevan Brittan LLP and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
Below, some of the papers presented at the conference can be downloaded.
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Rike Kraemer, "The consideration of environmenta criteria in European and international public procurement law: a conflict of norms analysis"
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Erik Marschner, "Contract and adaptation of Contracts in the European Public Procurement Law – A comparative study on the German and English Law of Public Procurement"
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Alexandre Motta, "Electronic Reverse Auctions in the Brazilian Federal Government: a Critical View"
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Songul Mutluer, "Improved Strategies for Concluding Contracts Within the Framework of European Public Procurement Procedures"
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Mari Ann Simovart, "The new Remedies Directive: would a diligent businessman enter into ineffective procurement contracts?"
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Andrea Sundstrand, "Procurement Outside the EC Directives"
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Kris Wauters, "In-House provision and the case law of the European Court of Justice"
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Eleanor Aspey, "The Impact of the EC Procurement Rules on Corporate Responsibility in the Supply Chain: a Study of Utilities"
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Sylvia de Mars, "The Influence of EC Law on the Procurement Regulation of Member States: Competitive Dialogue"
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Richard Craven, "Procurement Procedures under the Private Finance Initiative: the Operation of the New Legal Framework"
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Serban Filipon, "Non-Traditional Regular Purchasing Arrangements in Public Procurement"
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Baudouin Heuninckx, "Applicable Law to the Procurement of International Organisations in Europe"
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Pedro Telles, "Competitive Dialogue in Portugal: Key Issues so Far"
The 3rd Public Procurement PhD conference was held at the School of Law University of Nottingham on
21-22 June 2007
On 21st-22nd June the Public Procurement Research Group in the School of Law hosted a highly successful conference for PhD students undertaking research on aspects of public procurement regulation. 17 researchers from all over Europe and as far as South Africa made presentations of their work, based on short papers submitted in advance.
Papers covered a wide range of topics, ranging from specific practical issues, such as electronic auctions and competitive dialogue under the new EC directives, to more general perspectives, such as use of soft law in procurement trade agreements, and the use of public/private law concepts to address problems of state contracting. Whilst most delegates were working within Law Schools, several came from other disciplines, such as social policy and economics, and projects involved a range of research methods, including qualitative and quantitative studies on the impact of legal regulation, as well as doctrinal legal research. Discussants’ comments were provided by academic staff of the PPRG and other invited academics, with session finishing with a general discussion. Comments and discussion covered issues of both methodology and substance, providing many delegates with useful feedback for focusing or progressing their work.
Funding for the event was provided through the generous funds given by the Group’s sponsors, Achilles Information and Bevan Brittan LLP.
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Ama Eyo, The EC Rules on Electronic Auctions: Scope and Adequacy of the Rules [Full text available]
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Baudouin Heuninckx, Defence Procurement Law in Europe The Role of International Organisations [Full text available]
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Lili Jiang, An Evaluation of Soft Law as a Method to Regulate Public Procurement from a Trade Perspective [Full text available]
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Ruth Losch, Competitive Dialogue and Negotiated Procedure in the Public Sector Directive [Full text available]
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Erik Marschner, Contract and adaptation of Contracts in the European Public Procurement Law – A comparative study on the German and English Law of Public Procurement [Full text available]
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Ksenija Matan Jelić, Public Procurement System in Republic Croatia with Special Emphasis on Utility Sector [Full text available]
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Geo Quinot, The judicial approach to the common law regulation of state contracting in South Africa
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João Álvaro Poças Santos, Electronic public procurement and the European internal market
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Markus Schedlberger, The Choice of Procurement Procedures by the Public Employment Service in Austria - The Case of Vocational Training Measures
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Josefin Sporrong, Selection criteria in public procurement of architectural and engineering services
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Pedro Telles, Current state of affairs: competitive dialogue in Portugal
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Asta Venckute, Incorporation of the European Union’s public procurement directives into Lithuanian national law and comparing it with the German, Dutch and other European countries’ public procurement systems
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Kris Wauters, Preventive and judicial protection surrounding the award procedures of public contracts in Belgium, the Netherlands and France with the possible influence of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice [Full text available]
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Sope Williams, Debarment as an anti-corruption tool in public procurement
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Helmut Wirner, Remedies in Public Procurement [Full text available]
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Laura Zanettini, The Regulatory Space of Public Procurement: the issue of abnormally low tenders [Full text available]
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Xinglin Zhang, Chinese legislation on supplier review [Full text available]
Program of the 2nd Public Procurement Research Students Conference 19-20 June 2003
1st Public Procurement Research Student Conference 13-14 September 1999