Providing a one-stop shop, multi-disciplinary approach to public procurement, Public Private Partnerships in the European Union offers its readers a practical description and analysis of the relevant policies, law and jurisprudence and explores possible future trends in public procurement regulation.

Christopher Bovis is Professor of Law and H.K. Bevan Chair in Law at the Law School of the University of Hull. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the European Public Private Partnerships Law Review, published by Lexxion, as well as Contributing Editor of the Encyclopaedia of Competition Law, published by Sweet and Maxwell with responsibilities for transport, telecommunications and public procurement.

1. Public Procurement in the Common Market Context 2. The Structure of Public Procurement in the EU Member States 3. The Legal Framework and the Applicability of the Rules 4. Utilities Procurement 5. Defence Procurement 6. The Procurement of Public-Private Partnerships 7. Public Procurement and EU Enlargement 8. Public Procurement and the WTO 9. Conclusion