Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis?: Global Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Public Procurement in (a) Crisis? General Introduction Sue Arrowsmith (University of Nottingham, UK), Luke RA Butler (University of Nottingham, UK) and Annamaria La Chimia (University of Nottingham, UK) PART 2 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATION IN EMERGENCIES: INTERNATIONAL AND GENERAL PERSPECTIVES 2. The Approach to Urgent Procurement in the UNCITRAL Model Law: A Critical Appraisal in the Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic Sue Arrowsmith (University of Nottingham, UK) 3. Recommendations for Urgent Procurement in the EU Directives and GPA: COVID-19 and Beyond Sue Arrowsmith (University of Nottingham, UK) 4. Regulating Single Source Procurement in Emergency Situations in the Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Issues in Policy and Practice Luke RA Butler (University of Nottingham, UK) 5. The Challenges of Constructing a Supplier Review System for Urgent Procurement: An Analysis in the Context of the UNCITRAL Framework Caroline Nicholas (UNCITRAL Secretariat) and Sue Arrowsmith (University of Nottingham, UK) 6. The EU's Joint Procurement Agreement in the Light of COVID-19: Learning the Correct Lessons from the Pandemic and Identifying Actions for Improvement Aris Georgopoulos (University of Nottingham, UK) PART 3 RELATED REGULATORY PERSPECTIVES 7. Competition Policy in Relation to Public Procurement: An Essential Element of the Policy Framework for Addressing COVID-19 Robert D Anderson (University of Nottingham, UK), William E Kovacic (UK Competition and Markets Authority) and Antonella Salgueiro (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) 8. The Trade and Government Procurement Policy Nexus: Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Simon J Evenett (University of St Gallen, Switzerland) 9. The Rise of Resilience in Addressing COVID-19 Procurement Challenges and the Impact of International Trade-Related Instruments on Countries' Freedom of Action Peter Trepte (University of Nottingham, UK) PART 4 DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES ON PROCUREMENT IN THE PANDEMIC 10. Legal Aspects of the Procurement and Distribution of Critical COVID-19 Supplies by International Organisations: UNOPS Benedetta Audia (United Nations Office for Project Services) and Ary Bobrow (United Nations Office for Project Services) 11. Procurement and Distribution of Critical COVID-19 Supplies by International Organisations: The World Bank Shaun Moss (The World Bank Group) 12. Procurement and Distribution of Critical COVID-19 Supplies: The Experience of USAID Jun Jin (USAID/Washington, USA) and Mary McLaughlin (USAID) 13. The Procurement of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Developing Countries: Lessons from the 2009-H1N1 Pandemic Mark Eccleston-Turner (Keele University, UK) and Harry Upton (Keele University, UK) PART 5 EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AND RESPONSES TO COVID-19: COUNTRY STUDIES 14. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of Italy Gianluigi Albano (LUISS University, Italy) and Annamaria La Chimia (University of Nottingham, UK) 15. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of the United Kingdom Sue Arrowsmith (University of Nottingham, UK) and Luke RA Butler (University of Nottingham, UK) 16. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of the US Christopher R Yukins (George Washington University, USA) 17. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of Brazil Marcal Justen Filiho (Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Publico, Brazil) and Cesar Pereira (Justen Pereira Oliveira & Talamini, Brazil) 18. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of Colombia Sebastien Barreto Cifuentes (Universidad Externado de Colombia) 19. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of India Sandeep Verma (Government of Rajasthan, India) 20. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of Singapore Henry Gao (Singapore Management University) 21. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19: The Case of China Ping Wang (University of Nottingham, UK) and Ke Ren (Zhongnan University of Finance and Law, China) 22. Emergency Procurement and Responses to COVID-19 in Africa: The Contrasting Cases of South Africa and Nigeria Geo Quinot (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Sope Williams-Elegbe (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Kingsley Tochi Udeh (Baze University, Nigeria) PART 6 BEYOND THE PANDEMIC 23. Emergency Procurement: The Role of Big Open Data Mihaly Fazekas (Central European University, Hungary) and Alfredo Hernandez Sanchez (Barcelona Institute of International Studies, Spain) 24. The Experiences and Lessons of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis? Sue Arrowsmith (University of Nottingham, UK) and Luke RA Butler (University of Nottingham, UK)