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Impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Analysis of institutional authors

Diez Sastre, SilviaCorresponding Author

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Contratos «open-house»: comprar sin licitar

Publicated to:Revista De Estudios De La Administración Local Y Autonómica: Nueva Época. (15): 5-23 - 2021-01-01 (15), DOI: 10.24965/reala.i15.10911

Authors: Díez Sastre, Silvia

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

German contracting authorities usually enter into «open-house» contracts in order to purchase pharmaceutics. These contracts are concluded with no competitive tendering procedure. Every economic operator fulfilling the requirements established by the contracting authority enters into an identical contract. The contracting authority does not designate an economic operator to whom contractual exclusivity is to be awarded, nor can it limit the number of participants. On the other hand, interested economic operators submit no tender, they only have to prove that they can meet the contracting authority´s needs. The German legal community has discussed over the years whether these contracts breach EU public procurement law. The CJEU has settled the debate, confirming that these contracts fall outside the scope of EU Directives because there is no contracting authority´s selection decision involved. This work discusses the emergence of «open-house» contracts in German law and the EU law approach thereto. See below a notion of «open-house» contracts tied to a specific legal regime, particularly regarding procedural aspects. Finally, there is a discussion on the status of «open-house» contracts within Spanish law.

Keywords

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.75, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-15, the following number of citations:

  • Scopus: 6
  • Google Scholar: 12

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-15:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 20 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/701557
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels, with a probability of 42% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (DIEZ SASTRE, SILVIA) and Last Author (DIEZ SASTRE, SILVIA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DIEZ SASTRE, SILVIA.