Does Estonian public procurement law unjustifiably restrict contracting authorities’ decision-making freedom?

Merily Tamm (Rool) wrote in a recently published Juridica International article about how the Estonian Public Procurement Act and its interpretative practice restrict contracting authorities’ discretion more than is предусмотрено by the EU public procurement directives.

The author highlights that especially in the use of framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS), the Estonian regulation and its interpretations are often overly restrictive. This reduces the flexibility, efficiency, and attractiveness of these procurement instruments, despite the fact that EU law has created them precisely as faster, more innovative, and competition-enhancing solutions.

Read the article here.