Public Procurement Law

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.