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Trials and Tribulations in the Implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement in Europe

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  • Relevant for academics and practitioners in the field of public procurement
  • Provides an in-depth multidisciplinary understanding of pre-commercial procurement which helps both policy-makers and procurement practitioners to understand the relevance of pre-commercial procurement for their own practice
  • Offers recommendations for improving legislation and guidance at an EU level which will benefit the EU legislator and policy-maker
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    • Ramona Apostol
    Pages 1-7
  3. The Economic Rationale for PCP

    • Ramona Apostol
    Pages 31-68
  4. Placing PCP Within the Legislative Framework

    • Ramona Apostol
    Pages 107-157
  5. Legal Barriers and Conceptual Pitfalls

    • Ramona Apostol
    Pages 203-243

About this book

This book aims to advance the understanding of pre-commercial procurement (PCP) as innovation policy instrument and as means to fulfil public needs. To this end, it places PCP within its political and legal context and elucidates its origins and its economic rationale. Based on this analysis, it suggests a clear conceptualization of PCP and a clear delineation from other innovation policy instruments. Subsequently, the book assesses the value and achievements of the more established type of PCP policy programmes, and draws lessons for improvement. In this context, it raises awareness of the remaining obstacles to its wide and effective implementation and suggests appropriate solutions ranging from policy guidance to law interpretation and legislative reform.

The text makes use of illustrative practical examples of policy-making and project implementation in various public programmes of R&D procurement.

This is a highly relevant book for academics and practitioners in the field of public procurement.

Ramona Apostol is Senior Procurement Adviser at Corvers Procurement Services B.V. in the Netherlands. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from Leiden University, the Netherlands. She has been involved in a wide range of procurement projects related to the implementation of R&D and innovation procurement and regularly acts as independent expert for the European Commission on this topic.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Corvers Procurement Services BV , 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

    Ramona Apostol

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Trials and Tribulations in the Implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement in Europe

  • Authors: Ramona Apostol

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-156-2

  • Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press The Hague

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: T.M.C. Asser Press and the author 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-6265-155-5Published: 17 February 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6265-156-2Published: 09 February 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 250

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: European Law, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

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eBook USD 109.00
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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