Objective
Public
authorities in the EU spend around 14% of GDP per year on the purchase
of services, works and supplies. When public procurement is affected by
bid-rigging this can cause serious harm to the economy. It is
essential that national authorities be well prepared to prevent, detect
and investigate bid-rigging practices. Businesses can also suffer
serious damage as a result of their participation in bid-rigging
conspiracies and should know how to avoid being involved in such
practices.
This online workshop aims to analyse the topic of bid-rigging
from two different perspectives: that of the public authorities whose
activity is related to the conduction and supervision of the tender
process and that of businesses who should be aware of the risks of
collusive tendering.
Key topics
- How to design a tender to prevent and detect bid-rigging
- Common red flags in procurement
- Main challenges in the investigation of collusive tendering
- Avoiding involvement in bid-rigging: dos and don’ts
- Latest developments: The New Commission Notice on Bidrigging and recent CJEU judgements
Who should join?
Officials
from national competition authorities, contracting authorities and
public procurement review bodies, lawyers in private practice, inhouse
counsel
Interactive Online Workshop
The
online workshop will be hosted on ERA’s own online training platform.
The highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can
participate actively in the best-quality videoconferencing environment
available. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with
our top-quality speakers and other participants. We will make the most
of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive
training experience.