Kovač Legal

Public procurement

Public procurement is no longer only a question of compliance with the rules. It is a key tool for carrying out development and infrastructure projects. The public-procurement environment is marked by frequent regulatory changes, the developing practice of the DKOM and increasingly complex requirements relating to sustainability, competition and the management of public funds. We provide continuous legal support to contracting authorities and economic operators throughout every stage of a public-procurement procedure. We do not focus solely on an individual procedure. We help clients develop systems and processes that reduce legal risks and allow projects to be managed effectively.

Our services include:

  • drafting and review of procurement documents
  • identifying and managing legal risks in order to ensure the lawfulness and effectiveness of public procurement
  • conduct of public-procurement procedures and evaluation of tenders
  • award decisions and decisions annulling the procedure
  • amendments to public-procurement contracts
  • preparation of legal opinions

Our services include:

  • review and analysis of the procurement documents
  • identifying and managing legal risks for the effective preparation and submission of tenders
  • requests for additional information and clarifications
  • legal review of tenders and evidence of capacity
  • clarification and completion of a tender
  • legal questions during performance of the contract
  • preparation of legal opinions

Our services include:

  • analysis of the lawfulness of award decisions and decisions annulling the procedure
  • analysis of whether a tenderer’s grounds of appeal are well founded
  • appeals and responses to appeals
  • responses and observations in review proceedings before the State Commission for Supervision of Public Procurement Procedures
  • administrative actions and representation in administrative disputes
  • preparation of legal opinions

Our services include:

  • procurement rules in projects financed by European Union funds
  • review of the procurement documents
  • review of the public-procurement contract and the related documents
  • communication with intermediate and control bodies (intermediate bodies of level 1 and 2 - PT1/PT2)
  • observations on findings and established irregularities
  • legal remedies against decisions on financial corrections