Public-Private Partnership in the EU Public Procurement Regime

The aim of the book is to identify, clarify and discuss potential legal challenges resulting from the EU procurement law when awarding a PPP contract as well as to analyse whether a deregulation of the PPP’s award framework could potentially resolve these legal challenges. The book comprises four parts: PART I is divided into two chapters. Chapter 1 sets out the purpose and relevance of the book, delimitations, sources of law and methodology. Chapter two provides the background to the Public-Private Partnership concept and public procurement law. PART II identifies and examines the potential challenges which may occur during the award process of a PPP contract. PART III tests the alternative approach for the award of the PPP contract by comparing the highly regulated EU legal procurement system and the Australian legal framework, which to a large extent is based on general private and public law. PART IV provides an overall summary of the findings, draws conclusions and provides future recommendations.