Procurement law is a complex and elaborate area of law that is constantly evolving and subject to all manner of trends. In recent years, tenders have even become commonplace in the private sector, with market parties issuing tenders as though they were contracting authorities offering government projects. Public authorities are also putting more and more work out to tender, even in cases where this is not required by the European directive, simply to assure a minimum standard of transparency.

Our firm has many years’ experience supervising contracting authorities and purchasing departments at market parties of all sizes in every phase of tender procedures – from drawing up the contract or framework agreement and tender documents through to advising on the final award. Should there be complications such as substantive changes, grounds for exclusion or complaints from tenderers, we can counsel you on how to handle this and work with you to develop a strategy. We guide and advise clients in more complex tender procedures too, such as competitive dialogues, and support contracting authorities in preliminary relief proceedings or other judicial proceedings. We can also assist candidates and tenderers who wish to submit an offer. As a tenderer, you may have questions about the tender process – for instance about the selection procedure, submitting the tender or the summary of additional information and changes. We can answer questions about these and other procedural aspects. If you have taken part in a tender and believe the award to be unjust or incorrectly assigned, we can assess your situation and, if necessary, instigate legal proceedings against the contracting party to enforce an award, a retender or the compensation of damages.