78965 - Public Procurement

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to give a complete survey of the juridical and judicial landscape of the Italian and European systems in the topic of public procurement and contract.

Course contents

- Explanation of Public Procurement judicial regulation and structure: principles, conceptual basis and rules, moving from the most important European directives and from new Public procurement code.

- The Traditional Approach to Regulating Public Contracts in Italy;

- The Impact of the European Law;

- Principal Sources. The Allocation of Legislative Power between State and Regions;

- Focus: from the “Italian Authority for the Supervision of Public Contracts for works, services and supplies” to the “National Anti-Corruption Authority”;

- General Principles. Thresholds.

- Mixed Procurement;

- Procedures (Choice of);

- Open Procedures;

- Restricted Procedures;

- Use of the Negotiated Procedure with or without Prior public call publication;

- Competitive Dialogue;

- Award temporary/definitive;

- Requirements;

- Subcontracting;

- Contract of “Avvalimento”;

- Stipulation of the Contract;

- PPP:

- Concession Contracts;

- Focus: Project Financing;

- Focus: Green Public Procurement;

- Focus: Architectural and Engineering Services;

- Procurement by Entities operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors and Repealing.

Readings/Bibliography

- Directives no. 2014/23, 2014/24 and 2014/25.

- Slides of the lectures.

The slides of the lectures will be available on AMS campus.

Teaching methods

Lectures will combine theoretical exposition with pratical work, discussion and also comment of texts.

Assessment methods

Students will be evaluated and rated by an oral text.

Attending students may choose to sit a written final text.

Teaching tools

The slides of the lectures and other documents will be available on AMS campus.

Office hours

See the website of Tommaso Bonetti