Public Procurement and Competitive Tendering

Arrangements with public authorities that do not fall within the scope of public procurement and competitive tendering rules may still be subject to the general principles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and therefore require some degree of transparency and competitive tendering.

Our international team has the experience to address public procurement issues from the perspective of all those involved in the procurement process. Our expertise stretches out to Europe and beyond, and among our procurement lawyers is a former director of criminal enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, who was responsible for developing the training programme provided by the DOJ to senior officials on contracting with the U.S. government (MAPS).

Our international public procurement team advises on:

• how to anticipate potential issues and prepare suitable strategies for dealing with the rules
• preparing a clear, structured approach from the initial commercial assessment to the final award and performance of the contract
• procurement disputes
• guidance for contracting authorities and utilities operators whose tendering processes have come under attack
• disappointed tenderers seeking to challenge the award of a public contract