On January 20, the Malta Chamber of Commerce launched its Report on Public Procurement Reform 2021. This report is the product of months of work by a working group made up of individuals from different industry sectors and who tender for government contracts. The report identifies core challenges faced by enterprises and attempts to put forward constructive and pragmatic recommendations for reform, rather than simply criticise. This article attempts to make the case why the public procurement framework in Malta needs to be reformed. Change for the sake of change is certainly not what the report is advocating and it is important that all stakeholders understand why we are saying that things need to change. The quintessential goal of public procurement is for government to get its money’s worth when purchasing whatever it needs. Public procurement procedures attempt to get ‘good value for money’ by emulating real market conditions; each competitive tender process should be able to secure the best that the market has to offer. The goal of ‘good value for money’ converges with the objectives of free movement in the EU Treaties when there is the attempt to emulate real market...