Abstract

The need to increase the efficiency of resolving disputes in public procurement has led to a growing interest in alternative methods of resolving disputes, such as mediation, conciliation and arbitration. This has also been the case in the public procurement regulations of the EU Member States, including Italy. Under the Italian Public Procurement Law, arbitration is optional, but if it takes place, it must be conducted by the Chamber of Arbitration for Public Procurement. However, attempts undertaken by the Italian legislator to promote alternative methods of resolving disputes in public procurement, including arbitration, do not correspond to the legal solutions offered to the parties to a dispute.