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How does the US federal government contract with small businesses? – An introduction to set-aside procurement

In May 2023, our Early-Stage Researchers Natalia Spataru, Valentina Bianchini and Xinyue Xue were seconded to our partner organisation George Washington University Law School in Washington DC, USA. In this blog post, Xinyue shares her experience researching relevant rules and practices for promoting small businesses in US federal procurement. Her PhD project at the University of Birmingham focuses on facilitating Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in public procurement.

French regulatory interventions on the Circular Economy and mandatory GPP criteria.

I. Introduction In recent years, national laws focusing on circular economy requirements have increased substantially. Our network has already examined the significant accomplishments achieved in Italy due to the establishment of legally binding minimum environmental...

Case C-598/19 Conacee – Reserved Contracts and Additional National Criteria Beyond Those Laid Down in Article 20(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU on Public Procurement 

The following blog post has been authored by the SAPIENS Network lead researcher Associate Professor Marta Andhov and senior researcher at the PurpLE project Michał Kania. In this blog post, the authors analyse Case C-598/19 Conacee, which concerns Article 20(1)...
Welcome to SAPIENS Network

Welcome to SAPIENS Network

SAPIENS Network is an international training network of 10 EU universities and 18 partner organisations (including international organisations, public purchasers, R&D centres, public and independent expertise centers, a lobbyist and a US academic institution (GWU). The network was created because unleashing the potential of SPP requires a new generation of experts capable of working across disciplines (law, human rights, economics, business sciences). SAPIENS will train the first generation of SPP experts sharing a common understanding of the challenges faced in achieving the SDGs.

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