Public procurement in Spain in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Carmen Pineda Nebot Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
  • Gonzalo Pardo Beneyto Universidad de Alicante, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36428/revistadacgu.v12i22.322

Abstract

This research work focuses on contracting during the pandemic generated by Covid-19. In this situation institutions Government-General -Administration of the State, Autonomous Communities and Autonomous Cities - have approved a set of special legislation about this issue during the period between March and August 2020 by the Spanish public institutions. To study this, it has started from a neo-institutionalist approach that takes into account the effects of normative changes through isomorphism and such as these comments to decision makers. The methodology used has been based on the analysis of different documents generated by the Independent Office for Procurement Regulation and Supervision (OIReScon). Among the most important results, it can be noted that almost all of the institutions studied have taken advantage of the flexibilities in the procurement legislation to generate ambiguity that have allowed them to temporarily skip the information and publication obligations. It has been highlighted that regulatory state changes have great influence over both passed legislation and administrative procedures.

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Author Biographies

  • Carmen Pineda Nebot, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España

    Licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Licenciada en Ciencia Política y de la Administración por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Coordinadora de Investigación del grupo “Espacios deliberativos y gobernanza pública” (GEGOP). Investigadora en los Grupos de Investigación “Controle Social do Gasto Público” (UNESP- FCL), “Administración Pública y Gestión Social” (UFV), “Federalismo y Políticas Educacionales” (UFES) y “Gestión Social y del Desarrollo Local” (UNAMA).

  • Gonzalo Pardo Beneyto, Universidad de Alicante, España

    Doctor en Derecho por la Universidad de Alicante, Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración por la Universidad Miguel Hernández. Consultor Institucional y Profesor en la Universidad de Alicante y el Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios de Protocolo.

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2020-12-30

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Vol. 12 No. 22 (2020): Revista da CGU, 22, jul-dez/2020

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Accountability and Control in Context of Pandemic

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Public procurement in Spain in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Revista da CGU, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 22, p. 330–342, 2020. DOI: 10.36428/revistadacgu.v12i22.322. Disponível em: https://revista.cgu.gov.br/Revista_da_CGU/article/view/322. Acesso em: 7 apr. 2025.