ICLG Public Procurement covers common issues including application of the law to entities and contracts, award procedures, exclusions and exemptions, remedies, privatisations and PPPs in 17 jurisdictions. 

WTO members work include the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA).

The aim of the survey was to better understand how public procurement, a significant economic lever, is being used to generate environmental benefits. The report is organized around four areas: green public procurement policy and strategic framework, public-private interactions on green public procurement, the monitoring and the evaluation of green public procurement, and building capacity and support for green public procurement.

Earlier documents, which are still relevant until these directives come into force in 2016 include 

• Rules applicable to Institutionalised Public-Private Partnerships (IPPP), with an interpretative communication in 2008.
• 2004 Green Paper on public-private partnerships
• Mobilising private and public investment for recovery and long term structural change: developing Public Private Partnerships

The Public Bidding Law of the People's Republic of China (招标投标法)

This law is part of the national laws on markets. It is relevant to the structuring of public-private partnerships (PPP) in China.

See also the Implementing Rules of China's Public Bidding Law.

The Government Procurement Law of the People's Republic of China (Official translation)

This law is part of the national laws on markets. It is relevant to structuring public-private parternships (ppp) in China.

For more information about this sector, please visit Public–Private Partnerships in Clean Technology.

See PPP Laws/Concession Laws - Kenya

This Act may be cited as the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint.

Purpose of the Act.

The purpose of this Act is to establish procedures for procurement and the disposal of unserviceable, obsolete or surplus stores and equipment by public entities to achieve the following objectives:

World Bank 2015. The Benchmarking Public Procurement 2015 report presents cross-country analysis in 10 pilot economies on issues affecting how the private sector does business with the government.

Related Information: 

Procurement Laws

Unsolicited Proposals

Transparency, Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Mechanisms

International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG), 7th edition, December 2014. This online resource and publication contains a general outline and information on relevant laws in 29 jurisdictions. Areas of law covered include laws relevant for privatizations and public-private partnerships. 

Related Information: 

PPP Laws & Concession Laws

Procurement Laws

Tracking Reference: 

By 18 April 2016, EU countries had to transpose the following three directives into national law:

• Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement
• Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
• Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts

Tracking Number: EU PPP Rules_Undated_English