Abstract

The principles of openness and transparency facilitate competitiveness on the public procurement market. Open and transparent public procurement procedures result from numerous regulations precisely setting out these principles and regarding the tender preparation phase, its announcement, decision-making by the contracting authority, opening tenders and finding the most favourable bid. The principles of openness and transparency also affect appeal proceedings (for instance with regard to the time limit for filing an appeal) and the possibility of certain remedies (e.g. a transparent announcement may protect the ordering authorities against the negative effects of a remedy aimed at invalidating a public procurement contract).