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Booking Form the 19th of September

The Annual
Nordic Public Procurement Conference

The 19^th of September in Stockholm

This years Topics

Recent Trends in the Case Law from the European Court of Justice

Public-private partnerships: competitive dialogue and other issues

Framework agreements - a question of loyalty

Remedies: the Commission’s new proposals and other developments

Social and environmental issues in public procurement: what can be done?

We are happy to invite you to our Annual Nordic Public Procurement Conference in Stockholm.

The conference is of interest to lawyers, all purchasers from the public and utility sectors, their suppliers and consultants. The programme is of interest to delegates who wish to be up to date on the new directives and its application. The programme will provide an overall review of the subject, and deal with the practical operation of the new Directives.

The speakers are some of the best specialist with public procurement in Europe.

Sue Arrowsmith, Professor, University of Nottingham

Steen Treumer, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Head of Law Department, Copenhagen Business School
Trygve Olavson Laake, partner, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

Anne Rubach-Larsen, LL.M., Rechtsanwältin, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

By attending the conference you will:

· Improve your knowledge of the new legislation including recent amendments

· Understand the relevant case law

· Enhance your ability to manage the procurement process within the rules

· Enhance your ability to advice about the procurement process within the rules

Moderator of the first day: Anne Rubach-Larsen, LL.M., Rechtsanwältin, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

08.30 - 09.00	Refreshments
09.00 - 11.00	Recent Trends in the Case Law from the European Court of Justice - Exclusion of tenders and the award criteria and evaluation - Enforcement of Public Procurement Rules - Termination of the tender procedures without an award - Obligations following from the Treaty and fundamental Principles Steen Treumer, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Head of Law Department, Copenhagen Business School
11.00 – 11.15	Break
11.15 – 12.30	Public-private partnerships: competitive dialogue and other issues · When can competitive dialogue be used and when should restricted or negotiated procedures be used instead? · Conducting the competitive dialogue procedure: the dialogue, what is fine-tuning etc etc? · Confidentiality of information and solutions in competitive dialogue · Regulation of public-private partnerships under the EC Treaty: joint venture companies, requirements to advertise etc · The Commission’s proposals for regulating concessions, and other proposals on Public-Private Partnerships Sue Arrowsmith, Professor, University of Nottingham
12.15 – 13.15	Lunch
13.15 - 14.15	Framework agreements - a question of loyalty Are framework agreements binding? For whom? To which extent? Binding for the contracting entity? Obliged to buy? Obliged to buy to cover its needs? Or free to start a new procedure during the contract period? A need to define the scope in positive terms (e.g. small purchases) and negative terms (not the big purchases)? Binding for the supplier? Why accept incapability to deliver? Is supplier obliged to submit tender in mini-competitions? Should unsuccessful tenderers be obliged to respect the award (and refrain from marketing during the contract period)? Trygve Olavson Laake, partner, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS
14.15 – 14.30	Break
14.30 – 15.30	Remedies: the Commission’s new proposals and other developments · The mandatory standstill, and the exceptions (application to frameworks etc) · The proposal for automatic suspension · Proposed new rules for awards without competition · New proposals for invalidating concluded contracts · Proposals on time limits · Can the ECJ require states to set aside concluded contracts? Sue Arrowsmith, Professor, University of Nottingham
15.30 – 15.45	Coffee break
15.45 - 17.00	Social and environmental issues in public procurement: what can be done? · what is possible under the EC Treaty and Public Sector Directive? · making sense of the Commission’s guidance · special issues for utilities Sue Arrowsmith, Professor, University of Nottingham
16.50 – 17.00	Conclusion of the Conference

Price

The 19th of september, 2007. Price 684,- € ex VAT. substantial documentation, lunch and refreshments are included. Accommodation is not included.