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Awarding Contracts in the United Kingdom
Pedro Telles 
Award of Contracts in EU Procurements: European Procurement Law Series, Volume: 5
Swansea University Author:
Pedro Telles
Abstract
The United Kingdom has transposed Directive 2004/18 with minimal alterations in general and in particular in relation to the rules surrounding award criteria. In the United Kingdom, most economically advantageous tender award criteria is used in around 90% of tenders, with the lowest p...
| Published in: | Award of Contracts in EU Procurements: European Procurement Law Series |
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| Published: |
Djof Publishing
2014
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| Online Access: |
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2308548 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22646 |
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| Abstract: |
The United Kingdom has transposed Directive 2004/18 with minimal alterations in general and in particular in relation to the rules surrounding award criteria. In the United Kingdom, most economically advantageous tender award criteria is used in around 90% of tenders, with the lowest price limited to a residual relevance. Procurement practice varies across the different home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) due to slightly different legal systems and local preferences. This split is particularly visible in horizontal policies such as the use of social criteria or the negotiation of social clauses with contractors. Evidence has been found of use of prior experience as an award criteria, pointing to possible inconsistencies with Lianakis. Although the number of procurement cases is low in the United Kingdom, conflicting case law has been identified regarding abnormally low tenders and award criteria disclosure. |
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| Keywords: |
public procurement, public contracts, award criteria, UK, United Kingdom, England, Wales, Lianakis, Court of Justice |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |