The methodology for this study was established by a working group of EPEC members and comprised:
● Desktop study of the extent to which Council Directive 2004/18/EC (the Procurement Directive) has been translated into national laws of the EU Member States1;
● Review of OJEU notices (both contract notices and contract award notices) with the aim of establishing the main procurement procedures used for procurement of PPP projects launched in 19 selected EU Member States since the beginning of 2007 until mid December 20092;
● Completion by EPEC members of a questionnaire on PPP procurement practices.
EPEC members in 24 countries in Europe (through their PPP units or other bodies in charge of overseeing the PPP market) were asked to fill in the questionnaire on PPP procurement practices in their jurisdictions. EPEC received 17 responses to Part I of the questionnaire (General procurement issues) and 12 responses to Part II (Competitive dialogue). This sample includes most of the countries in Europe that have had significant experience in the use of competitive dialogue3;
● Discussions within the working group.
Key issues coming out of the survey were extensively discussed with some members within the working group. Such discussions yielded a number of additional valuable data.
It should be noted that the survey has been limited to EPEC members and therefore mostly reflects the views of the public sector.
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1 Please see a summary of the results in Annex 2.
2 This data often proved difficult to interpret because of language and terminology issues. A high level summary is provided in Annex 3.
3 Countries which have not responded to Part II are those with no, or limited, experience with competitive dialogue.