CAs shall not use JCBPP for the purpose of avoiding the application of mandatory public law provisions in conformity with the Union law to which they are subject in their Member States (Art 39 (1) Directive 2014/24/EU

The rationale for increasing cross-border public procurement is, among other:

• To enhance transparency through better information sharing
• To enable cross-country learning by sharing experience
• To strengthen bargaining power and mitigate overly high transaction costs by pooling skills, capacities and through joint negotiations
• To ensure more efficient and interoperable solutions that can be operational more quickly
• Enables to promote greater standardization
• Launches more innovative solutions and encourage suppliers to develop new products and services

Requires strong political commitment and mutual trust between purchasing partners.

  DO EUROPEAN PUBLIC BUYERS PURCHASE TOGETHER? AN ASSESSMENT OF JOINT CROSS-BORDER PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS PUBLISHED IN TED IN 2017 AND BEYOND