Indicative Tenders and Negotiations

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Indicative Tenders and Negotiation: What do you need to know? Is is possible to negotiate and round up indicative bids after your company has won the tender? Let’s have a look at this tribunal proceeding (BayObLG, Decision of 03.06.2022 – Verg 7/22):   Tribunal Decision of 03.06.2022 Award 7/22 (1) The contracting authority may organise…

Evidence of suitability – What you should know before submitting a bid

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Read the tendering requirements first. Procurement Law Specialists are the best consultation authority you could rely on in these cases. VK Westphalia, Ref.: VK 2-20/21 of 14.07.2021   In the context of a procurement procedure in the EU upper threshold range, the refurbishment of conveyor technology in a central hospital was put out to tender. To prove…

War-Related Procurements: Germans Procurement Reaction

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Facilitations under public procurement law for war-related procurements The situation in Ukraine is keeping us with bated breath. Never before have we realised how everything in our modern world is connected like a jigsaw puzzle, and never before have we realised that if one piece of the puzzle is lost, nothing fit anymore. As in…

Terminology Twist – Procurement

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Does a procurement manager have something to do with a procurement proceeding? Well, the answer is easy: The job title “Procurement Manager” is synonymous of “Purchasing Manager” or “Buyer”. In German you can speak of procurement manager or buyer. The Procurement Manager is responsible in a company mainly for everything that has to do with…

Video conferencing System for Schools – The Tribunal Decision

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Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court, Order of 23.12.2021 – 11 Verg 6/21 – Is the invitation to tender for video conferencing systems for Hessian schools contrary to award rules? The procurement of a data protection-compliant video conferencing system by the State of Hesse cannot be carried out on the basis of the existing award…

Procurement Law Reform in Germany – Why?

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What does public procurement law regulate? Public contracts are an important economic factor. Public authorities request services, construction work and goods from almost all economic sectors on a large scale. Modern public procurement law ensures the fair, efficient and sustainable award of public contracts through transparent award procedures. It regulates how public contracting authorities must…