Public procurement law is subject to ongoing change and was last comprehensively reformed by the public procurement law reform of 2016. Since October 2018, all EU-wide tenders have also been subject to the obligation to use eProcurement (in particular via procurement platforms). The law for national invitations to tender has similarly been comprehensively revised – including by the UVgO (Sub-Threshold Procurement Ordinance), the VOB/A 2019 (German Construction Contract Procedures Part A 2019) and the new state-level procurement laws. In addition, there is a need to observe the increasingly differentiated case law arising from public procurement tribunals, higher regional courts and – not least the European Court of Justice itself.
Our experienced team of lawyers has many years of expertise in the legally compliant, non-objectionable and, above all, the practically-oriented preparation of tender documents, as well as in the legally watertight execution of award procedures. We advise public sector clients and bidders in Hamburg and throughout Germany on:
Construction tenders (EU VOB/A)
Sectoral procurement (SektVO)
The awarding of contracts to architects and engineers (VgV)
Architectural competitions
The awarding of contracts for supplies and services (VgV, UVgO)
ZENK offers solution-oriented, practice-proven support in a range of areas, including and especially the following:
Determination of the suitability criteria and selection of applicants in the competitive bidding process
Formulation of award criteria and evaluation matrix
Coordination of the contractual components (general T&Cs, special T&Cs, supplementary T&Cs, planner contracts and construction contracts)
The proper application of the VHB Bund (federal procurement manual), vv-bau (administrative regulations on construction) and other procurement manuals
The proper implementation of procurement regulations
While award procedures are pending, our experienced lawyers provide comprehensive representation with the shortest possible response times.
