Procurement Law, 2nd Edition by David Browne SC

Procurement Law

The definitive guide to navigating public procurement law in Ireland

Procurement Law, Second Edition, comes to market six years after the successful publication of the first instalment. Fully reviewed with extensive updates to case law and legislative progress in the years since the first edition, the text provides an overview of the principles of public procurement, thresholds and exclusions for public contracts, notification and procurement procedures, framework agreements and dynamic purchasing, and remedies and redress. It is an extensive evaluation of the substantive and procedural provisions applying to public procurement in this jurisdiction.

It remains a key text for legal practitioners and those working in the area of public procurement in local authorities, Government departments, utilities and potential contractors and bidders in the private sector.

Key Features

  • Extensive evaluation of public procurement law in this jurisdiction
  • Consolidates relevant Irish procedures on notification of tenders and the procurement process
  • Analyses the relevant procedures for reviewing the procurement process and seeking redress
  • Analyses public procurement from a legal and practical perspective
  • Deals with EU Directives and transposing national legislation and case law

About the Author

David Browne SC is a practising barrister in the areas of administrative, commercial and chancery law, specialising in EU, local government, procurement and planning law. He is also the author of The Law of Local Government and Simons on Planning Law, also published by Thomson Reuters.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Principles of Public Procurement
  • Chapter 3: Contracting Authorities and Entities
  • Chapter 4: Types of Public Contract
  • Chapter 5: Concession Contracts and Public-Private Partnerships
  • Chapter 6: Sub-threshold Contracts and Cross-Border Interest
  • Chapter 7: Exclusions and Exemptions
  • Chapter 8: Types of Procedure
  • Chapter 9: Framework Agreements
  • Chapter 10: Dynamic Purchasing and Electronic Procurement
  • Chapter 11: Selection Criteria
  • Chapter 12: Award Criteria
  • Chapter 13: Social and Environmental Public Procurement
  • Chapter 14: Evaluation of Bids
  • Chapter 15: Abnormally Low Tenders
  • Chapter 16: Notification of Decision and Reasons
  • Chapter 17: Remedies and Redress
  • Chapter 18: Contract Performance
  • Chapter 19: Modification of Contracts
  • Chapter 20: State Aid

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