Transposition of the 2014 European Directives on public procurement by Spain

Abstract

The major changes introduced by the new Spanish Law 9/2017 transposing the EU Directives of 2014 to the Spanish legal framework are discussed in this paper as well as major challenges due to their new law. Special attention is given to the adoption of mandatory e-procurement, including e-tendering, to all public contracts.

Keywords

• law 9/2017 on contracts of the spanish public sector
• general provisions
• public administration contracts