Public Procurement Law and Strategy LLM

Part 1: Part 1 will involve the study of 120 credits. September intake: Part 1 will be undertaken in the period of September to June. Teaching will mostly be seminar based which will promote group and individual interaction, which also ensures that every individual candidate is encouraged to contribute to discussions. Seminar based teaching enables lecturers and candidates to discuss issues and investigate topics in greater depth, develops critical thinking and solution based learning skills in candidates, whilst also allowing the course teachers to monitor closely each individual’s progress. Emphasis will be placed on the use of expert Procurement Law academic staff and expert practitioners from leading law firms and public sector organisations. Case studies will be used to help the candidates to contextualise active procurement legal problems against a background of realistic scenarios with the opportunity to apply the relevant rules of law that they will have been lectured on. Particular emphasis will be placed on the interaction between national practices and European procurement law principles and jurisprudence. Candidates will be expected to have prepared essential reading on case law, legislation, and other procurement rules prior to the seminar, and will discuss the legal issues raised by the reading in an interactive fashion in order that the class can engage in problem solving facilitated by the lecturer. Further reading will be recommended after each seminar to progress and further the candidate’s Procurement Law knowledge and skills. Part 2 The Applied Procurement Research Projects (APRP) which is valued at 60 credits and is undertaken on successful completion of Part 1. Candidates undertake their project during the period of June to September (September intake). The research project comprises a two week work placement in a procurement function and the submission by candidates of either: One essay with a maximum length of between 18,000 and 20,000 words OR Two essays not exceeding 10,000 words per essay OR Four essays not exceeding 5,000 words per essay. The APRP will be used to familiarise candidates with a broad range of current themes in Public Procurement Law and Strategy. Indicative areas where candidates may undertake applied research projects include national and European Procurement Law, Litigation Strategies, relationship between European Internal Market Law and Public Procurement Law, International Procurement Regimes, Sustainable Procurement, Public Procurement and Innovation, Procurement Relations, Procurement Ethics, Risk Management in Public Procurement, and Contract Design and Management. Other topics proposed by candidates may be acceptable subject to ratification by the Course Leader. Compulsory modules: Public Procurement Research and Writing Skills National and European Public Procurement Law Applied Procurement Research Projects – work placement and research project (s) on any topic within the programme Optional modules: (choose 5) Risk Management in Public Procurement Sustainable and Social Procurement Contract Design and Management Innovation in Public Procurement Litigation Strategies and the Remedies Regime International Procurement Regimes Procurement Relationships and Ethics Strategic Procurement and Leadership European Internal Market Law