1. Nathy Dunleavy Barrister-at-Law The Law Library Dublin
Recent Public Procurement Cases Public Procurement Litigation Conference October 2017
Nathy Dunleavy
Barrister-at-Law
The Law Library
Dublin

2. Form of Proceedings BAM PPP v National Roads Authority [2017] IEHC 157
Procurement action cannot be maintained in plenary proceedings; must be brought under Order 84A

3. Pre-Action Requirements
BAM v NTMA [2016] IEHC 546
Regulation 8(4) pre-action letter

4. Lifting the Automatic Suspension
Powerteam v ESB [2016] IEHC 87
Suspension Lifted – Overhead Power Lines
Beckman v Beaumont Hospital [2017] IEHC 537
Suspension Lifted – Blood Science Lab

5. Discovery BAM v NTMA [2015] IECA 246
No special discovery rules in procurement cases
Cf. Roche Diagnostics v Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2013] EWHC 933

6. Cross-Examination Somague v TII [2015] IEHC 723
Cross examination of evaluator ordered

7. Reasons RPS v Kildare County Council [2016] IEHC 113
Criticism of formulaic reasons
Forum Connemara v Galway County LCDC [2016] IEHC 493
Court very satisfied with reasons
Pending ‘reasons’ cases – e.g. North Kerry Wind Turbine Awareness Group v An Bord Pleanala [2017] IESCDET 102

8. Late Tenders
BAM v NTMA [2016] IEHC 546
6.12pm
Proportionality

9. Principle of Competition
Copymoore v Commissioners of Public Works of Ireland [2016] IEHC 709
Minimum turnover criteria; but evidence did not disclose distortion of competition

10. Discretion in Conducting the Evaluation
Somague v TII [2016] IEHC 435
Not a “straighjacket”
Case C-6/15 TNS Dimarso NV v Vlaams Gewest
“must be able to have some leeway”

11. A Duty to Negotiate? Somague v TII [2016] IEHC 435
No duty found even where the applicant had the lowest price

12. Stay on Appeal Forum Connemara v Galway LCDC [2016] IECA 397
No stay on contract being concluded pending appeal

13. End