Editorial Public-Public Partnerships versus Public Private Partnerships: Conceptual and Regulatory Issues The regulation of public procurement and PPPs has been an instrumental component of the EU common market, as it has provided a platform for economic, legal and policy justifications in order to eliminate non-tariff barriers1. Public procurement in the European Union has been significantly influenced by the White Paper for the Completion of the Internal Market2 and the Single European Act. Fu...

I. Introduction Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are the method through which Public Authorities and Private Entities collaborate in the design, finance, implementation and operation of public sector services or facilities. PPPs are usually a complex set of long-term contracts that tend to transfer the risk (of the service provision or facility operation) to the private sector, which brings in the financing means and the ability to accomplish projects deadlines and financial/ budget goals. Sin...

I. Introduction – The origins of the need for a complexity test Prior to the introduction of Competitive Dialogue, Contracting Authorities faced practical difficulties in awarding complex contracts such as PPP. They faced the choice between the Restricted Procedure and the Negotiated Procedure but: – The Restricted Procedure constrained competitive innovation between suppliers and prohibited negotiations once the award process had started, in essence by requiring the Contracting Authority...

I. Introduction We live in straightened times. For the first time in more than a decade, there is huge pressure to make cuts from both capital and revenue budgets. We are told that we will need to do more for less and that there will be no ring fenced assets. This article considers the policy context following the UK’s Comprehensive Spending Review in October, 2010 and what this means for operational PPP projects: public bodies need to review their contracts generally to see whether they meets...

The article is devoted to the recent amendments of the legislation of the Russian Federation on public private partnerships. It will analyze in detail how these amendments will affect the possibilities for the implementation of public private partnership projects in the public utilities industry. Special attention is paid to the interaction between concessions related legislation and industry-specific legislation related to public utilities. Finally, open issues related to the implementation ...