- Volume 17 (2022), Issue 3
- Vol. 17 (2022), No. 3
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- Pages 190 - 201
- pp. 190 - 201
The Principle of Proportionality:
A Balance of Aims in Public Contracts
The article explores and analysis how the principle of proportionality has developed over the years and how the principle is applied in EU public procurement law. It explores different justifications for exclusions of undertakings such as social and environmental considerations, and how the principle of proportionality is used when balancing the different aims in public procurement. It is argued that the principle of proportionality ultimately ensures the procurement rules are flexible and contributes to safeguarding and developing the aims in public contracts.
Keywords: proportionality; internal market; restrictions; exclusions grounds