Question

In the Commission's view, in the context of a purely contractual PPP, the transposition of the competitive dialogue procedure into national law will provide interested parties with a procedure which is particularly well adapted to the award of contracts designated as public contracts, while at the same time safeguarding the fundamental rights of economic operators. Do you share this point of view? If not, why not?

Main views of stakeholders

•  Many contributors consider the Competitive Dialogue to be well adapted to the award of contracts designated as public contracts.

•  A large majority of stakeholders report problems with applying the procedure in practice, in particular as regards its scope, its complexity, its cost implications and the need to keep intellectual property confidential.

•  Most of the contributors ask the Commission to provide clarification on various aspects of the Competitive Dialogue.