Public procurement

We advise both contractors and contracting parties at all stages of contract award, PPP and concession procedures and during contract performance.

Our services for contractors include:

• analyses of the legal structures of complex investment undertakings carried out under public contracts, PPP, concessions, and other forms of public-private cooperation,
• analyses of potential breaches of law in carrying out undertakings based on public-private cooperation, including in-house,
• assistance with developing procedure participation strategies,
• identifying and eliminating risks associated with procedures and performance of contracts,
• formal legal support at all stages of procedures (drawing up the tender documentation required for a procedure and responding to contracting party requests),
• applying legal remedies, representation before the National Appeal Chamber and in court,
• advice during public, PPP and concession contract performance (e.g. as regards permitted amendments to contracts),
• advice on concluding and performing agreements with consortium partners, subcontractors and other business partners,
• assessing procurement risks in M&A and enterprise restructuring transactions,
• full-range analyses and legal advice on interpreting Public Procurement Law regulations and other related acts, including draft regulations during legislative work,
• public procurement compliance, particularly identifying and eliminating risks (e.g. of a contractor being excluded from a tender procedure).

Our services for contracting authorities include:

• specialist legal opinions and consultations on public contracts,
• developing optimum legal structures for complex investment undertakings, e.g. within public-private cooperation,
• assistance with preparing and conducting contract award procedures, including negotiations and competitive dialogues, innovation partnership, PPP and concession procedures,
• applying legal remedies, representation before the National Appeal Chamber and in court,
• representation at the contract performance stage (e.g. as regards possible amendments to contracts),
• advice in connection with public contract inspections,
• advice during procedures concerning financial adjustments imposed on beneficiaries of EU funds,
• public procurement compliance.