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BESTEK - The Public Procurement Podcast

by dr. Willem A. Janssen and dr. Marta Andhov

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Latest episodes

#49: Should Defence Contracts Be Allowed to Skip the Normal Rules?

October 22, 2026 · 16 min

Host Dr Marta Andhov presents an aperitif episode of the Bestek public procurement podcast, featuring the first half of the “Contracts in the Defence and Security Sector” panel from the PurpLE Project’s Public Procurement & Contracts…
#48: If a Government Breaks Procurement Rules, What Can a Bidder Actually Do?

October 22, 2026 · 22 min

Host Dr Marta Andhov presents an aperitif episode of the Bestek public procurement podcast, featuring clips from “Remedial Systems in Public Contracts Law vs Non-Legislative Measures”, a panel she chaired at the Public Procurement &…
#47: You Write Sustainability Into the Contract. Does Anyone Actually Check?

October 22, 2026 · 20 min

Host Dr Marta Andhov presents an aperitif episode of the Bestek public procurement podcast, featuring excerpts from the “Sustainability in Performance of Public Contracts” panel, moderated by Dr Ezgi Uysal (PurpLE postdoctoral researcher…
#46: Is the EU Actually Simplifying Procurement, or Just Adding More Rules?

October 22, 2026 · 10 min

Host Dr Marta Andhov presents an aperitif episode of the Bestek public procurement podcast, featuring the conversation that opened Day 2 of the Public Procurement & Contracts Conference (PurpLE Project, Copenhagen, 22–23 June 2026)…
#45 Can You Actually Enforce an Arbitration Win Against a Government?

October 19, 2026 · 10 min

In this Bestek aperitif episode, Dr Marta Andhov continues a discussion from the PurpLE Project Conference panel “Arbitration in Public Contracts” (Copenhagen, June 2026) by focusing on whether arbitral awards in public contract disputes…

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#44 Should Public Contracts Even Be Allowed to Go to Arbitration?

October 6, 2026 · 11 min

In this solo “aperitif” episode of Bestek, Marta Andhov shares highlights from the closing panel on arbitration in public contracts at the PurpLE Conference on Public Procurement and Contracts in Copenhagen, chaired by Peter Trepte…
#43 AI, Sustainable Public Procurement & Law Clinics

November 27, 2025 · 46 min

In this episode, Marta and Willem explore how artificial intelligence could support more sustainable public procurement practices— and the risks that come with it. The conversation builds on Marta’s co-authored recent open-access article…
#42 The Irado Case and the Activities Criterion & Fostering a Classroom Community

October 23, 2025 · 46 min

In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss the hot topic of the ongoing Irado case and the impacts it is set to have on the world of European Public Procurement Law. How to calculate the activities criterion in article 12 Directive…
#41 Sustainability Clauses in Public Contracting & Advice for First-Year PhD Students

April 17, 2025 · 51 min

In this episode, Marta and Willem invite a long-time listener and supporter of the Bestek podcast and a postdoctoral fellow at PurpLE, Ezgi Uysal, to discuss her research on the topic of sustainability contractual clauses (SCCs) in public…
#40 Reform of Public Procurement Directives & New Ways of Examining

March 27, 2025 · 51 min

In this episode, Associate Professor Marta Andhov and Professor Willem Janssen discuss a particularly exciting topic - the upcoming reform of the EU’s Public Procurement Directives. They begin by describing the reform’s timeline and…
#39 Circularity and Procurement & Procurement Awards

January 23, 2025 · 50 min

In this episode, Associate Professor Marta Andhov and Professor Willem Janssen discuss circularity, and how it relates to public procurement. The hosts begin by introducing the concept of circularity, its promises as well as some points of…
#38 When Contracts Collide Public Procurement and Contract Law Context & Pop Culture

December 11, 2024 · 47 min

In this episode, Associate Professor Marta Andhov and Professor Willem Janssen discuss the intersection of public procurement and contract law. The topic of the research project PurpLE (Purchase Power – Sustainable Public Procurement…