New Public Procurement Rules Published In The OJEU

On 28 March 2014, three new EU public procurement Directives were published in the Official Journal of the European Union (the New Public Procurement Directives).

• Member States must implement the New Public Procurement Directives by 18 April 2016.
• The New Public Procurement Directives codify existing case-law of the European Court of Justice in the field of public procurement, and include new provisions aimed at making public procurement more efficient and strategically orientated to the needs of contracting authorities.

1. Introduction

On 28 March 2014, three new EU public procurement Directives were published in the Official Journal of the European Union:

• Directive 2014/23/EU of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts;