Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer strategischen Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge

To what extent can contracting authorities use criteria that go beyond mere price or cost considerations when purchasing goods, infrastructure or services and thus implement objectives in public procurement proceedings that focus on the public interest or sustainability aspects? The work illustrates the potential as well as the limits and implementation hurdles of such strategic control of public procurement from a legal and practical perspective. Beginning with a chronological view of the legal developments in public procurement, the author examines in detail the current German and European legal framework and sheds light on boundaries under international, EU and constitutional law as well as on leeway for contracting authorities.