Problematikken må defor løses op ved hjælp af et begreb, der forener sondrin­gen mellem offentlig og privat, og som mu­liggør, at situationer, der i realiteten er ens, kan behandles ens, uanset de retlige formelle forskelle.
A concept must be developed which addresses the procurement problem in terms which transcend the public/private distinction and permit situations which are in substance the same to be treated equally regardless of differences in legal form.