Awarding Contracts above EU Thresholds

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For tenders/awards above the threshold values, the so-called GWB public procurement law applies. This latter is based on the implementation of corresponding requirements in EU directives: Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) – Part 4. The basics of public procurement law above the threshold are contained in Part 4 of the Act against Restraints of…

Inspection of procurement files : “Aktenansicht”

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How difficult it is in Germany to get the awarding files dispatched? Here a new decision from the German VK Bund, decision of 26.03.2021, VK 2 – 13 / 2. The right to inspect files does not mean that the procurement files must be sent by the Public Procurement Tribunal to the applicant or his authorised…

Public procurement procedures

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Open procedure (EU-Procurement Law)/ public tendering (national award)            We talk about open procedures (for national proceedings below the EU thresholds: public tendering) in the specific case of contracting authority publicly requesting an unlimited number of companies to submit their offers. Restricted procedure (EU-Procurement Law/ restricted tendering (national award) A procedure is considered restricted (Europe-wide) in…