I have two spare copies of the hot off the press Commentary on Directive 2014/24/EU I co-edited with Roberto Caranta. So I thought I would put them to good use through an essay competition. Here are the details on how to enter to win a copy (shipped for free to an address of your choice). I hope many of you will be tempted to enter!
Essay competition: ‘If I could change one thing in public procurement regulation, I would …’
Essays of up to 1,000 words are invited on the topic above. Essays must be written in English, sent as body text in an email to a.sanchez-graells@bristol.ac.uk, and be received by Monday 20 December 2021 9am GMT.
Entries can be submitted to the standard track (for practitioners and academics), or the student track (for those currently enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate programmes, including PhD programmes). Submissions need to indicate which track they relate to. Otherwise, they will be entered to the standard track.
Co-authored entries are permitted, provided the authors understand that only one copy of the Commentary will be awarded per winning essay (standard and student track). Where essays are co-authored by students and non-students, they will be entered to the standard track.
The essays will be judged on the basis of the procurement insight they show, the persuasiveness of the argument and their academic quality, in particular regarding engagement with existing law, case law and scholarship. I will judge the essays personally and my decision will be final. Entrants in the student track will be provided with written feedback on request. No feedback will be available for standard track submissions. I reserve the possibility of declaring one or both tracks deserted (but certainly hope this will not be the case!).
Each of the two winning essays (standard and student track) will be awarded a copy of the Commentary and will be published in the blog. All entrants authorise their publication when they submit their essays as a condition for participation. Runner-ups can be published in the blog with express agreement of the author/s.
I look forward to reading the essays. For any queries, please email me: a.sanchez-graells@bristol.ac.uk. Good luck!