Combating Collusion in Public Procurement

Download or read book Combating Collusion in Public Procurement written by Katarzyna Kuźma and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a clear and structured examination of how joint bidding structures comply with competition rules in Europe. It explains how joint-bids could be considered as agreements aimed at distorting competition, the practice commonly referred to as bid rigging. The book demonstrates how the conclusion of joint-bid agreements could constitute grounds for exclusion from public procurement proceedings under Article 57(4)(d) of Directive 2014/24/EU.