What is a Contracting Authority?

The public procurement Directives only apply if a body is a contracting authority (contracting entity in the Utilities sector) within the definition of the Directives. SIGMA Brief 3 gives guidance on the notion of a contracting authority/entity under the directives (especially the concept of "a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2011
Series:SIGMA Public Procurement Briefs
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The public procurement Directives only apply if a body is a contracting authority (contracting entity in the Utilities sector) within the definition of the Directives. SIGMA Brief 3 gives guidance on the notion of a contracting authority/entity under the directives (especially the concept of "a body governed by public law"). It also analyses whether a contracting authority can participate in joint purchasing or central purchasing
Physical Description:5 p. 21 x 29.7cm