The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has recently published a special report 28/2023, on public procurement in the EU. In it, the Court make a quite severe, wide-ranging critique of the state of competition for public procurements in the EU and its perceived lack of achievement of the 2014 reform objectives during the period from 2011 to 2021.

What does this mean for the future of the internal market of public procurement?

In this discussion, we will be exploring possible future scenarios of the internal market of public procurement. We will analyse the shortcomings of the internal market for public procurement and share findings of the increase of competition over the 2011 – 2021 period. We will also discuss the perceived lack of achievement of the goals of the 2014 procurement reform, including:

• the simplification of procurement procedures
• the implementation of strategic aspects
• the increase in SME participation

We invite you to join our upcoming discussion that will venture into possible measures that could tackle these problems, legislatively or otherwise. Our panellists will talk about their experiences and the knowledge they have gained from their various backgrounds.

The discussions will be joined by professors Albert Sánchez-Graells and Pedro Telles, academic experts in EU public procurement.