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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…