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CMS: Leading public procurement lawyers 

Quality criteria for the provision of public works, supplies and services are increasingly set by professional purchasers working for contracting authorities who are subject to public procurement law. The framework conditions and regulations in public procurement are highly complex.

Comprehensive legal advice is essential in order to keep abreast of the frequent changes to public procurement law, as laid down in the new Federal Public Procurement Act 2018. As an international law firm, we support both contracting authorities and bidders in national and international tendering procedures.

Take advantage of our public procurement lawyers’ many years’ experience gained in numerous public procurement proceedings, especially in the following industries/areas:

•    Infrastructure and construction,
•    Transportation/Traffic,
•    Public health,
•    IT/Technology,
•    Compliance,
•    PPP and privatizations,
•    Energy and climate change and
•    Environment and waste management.

Sector-oriented advice on international and European public procurement law

CMS has over 150 public procurement experts in 40 jurisdictions and 55 locations worldwide, giving it an exceptional reach and capacity in both European public procurement law and international law. This enables us to support your participation in public procurement procedures in a wide range of jurisdictions. 

Our lawyers for public procurement law have cross-sector expertise. A broadly diversified approach enables us to answer all public procurement law questions, such as:

•    Establishment and function of bidding consortia,
•    Protection of confidential information,
•    Practices restricting competition,
•    Selection and evaluation criteria,
•    Specific rules concerning framework agreements and framework contracts,
•    Concession contracts, 
•    Complex PPP projects,
•    Follow-up orders,
•    Modifying concluded contracts,
•    Legal disputes related to tendering, and
•    Review and court proceedings.

Comprehensive expertise in the diverse legal issues surrounding public procurement law

If required, our CMS consultants can also assist you with questions regarding state aid or the legal framework for public accounting and public debt as well as other regulatory aspects. In doing so, we will seek the best possible approach to differently regulated public procurement procedures and represent you before the national and European authorities and courts.

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13/05/2024
Grüne Transformation konkret: Rechtliche Wege für Energieprojekte und nachhaltige...
Teil 2 der Seminarreihe "Nachhaltige Infrastruktur, grüne Transformation und Stadtentwicklung für Städte und Gemeinden"
08/11/2023
CMS Life Sciences Vital Signs, Winter 2023
2023 has seen some significant legal developments impacting the life sciences industry, and as we look ahead to 2024, there are several important developments which we would like to keep our clients informed...
26/10/2023
CJEU ruling on exclusive licences for mineral water springs, weighing in...
On 21 September 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on an issue regarding Romanian policies on the exploitation of its mineral water springs, and clarified a matter that stands at the intersection...
19/06/2023
Brennende Fragen im Vergaberecht und Buch­präsent­a­tion: Handbuch Vergaberecht
Anlässlich des Erscheinens des Handbuchs „Ver­gaberecht“ (Manz-Verlag) laden die Autor:innen zum Kur­z­sem­in­ar über brennende Fra­gen im Vergaberecht und zur anschließenden Buch­präsent­a­tion ein.   Die fünf Autor:innen Ruth Bittner, Bernt Elsner, Thomas Hamerl, Robert Keisler und Florian Kromer werden als „Kostprobe“ für das vorliegende Handbuch jeweils ein besonders aktuelles und praxisrelevantes Thema an­s­prechen.   Das Handbuch vermittelt den Leser:innen das österreichische Vergaberecht auf 448 Seiten übersichtlich und praxisnah. 3.575 Fußnoten weisen zu Fundstellen in den nationalen und europäischen Gesetzen, Ge­set­zes­ma­ter­i­ali­en sowie Entscheidungen der europäischen und nationalen Gerichte und Behörden. In einem Musterteil werden praxistaugliche Musterdokumente, Leitfäden und eine Toolbox zur Verfügung ges­tellt.   Tauchen Sie ein in die (Un-)Tiefen des Vergaberechts!
21/04/2023
Key changes for companies related to the new General Product Safety Regulation
On 30 March 2023, the European Parliament adopted the General Product Safety Regulation for consumer products, which replaces the General Product Safety Directive of 2001 (2001/95/EC). The Council must...
28/03/2023
European Parliament and Council ready to start negotiations on EU Data...
In February 2022 the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Data Act, which – if adopted - will introduce a far-reaching legal regime on access to and use of non-personal data in the...
20/02/2023
Sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court to begin 1 March
After the final version of the UPC Rules of Procedure had been adopted and the judges of the UPC had been selected and appointed, the start of the Sunrise Period, originally planned for 1 January 2023...
05/12/2022
EU Commission proposes to modernise product liability rules for green and...
Current product liability rules, based on the 85/374/EGK Product Liability Directive (PLD), are nearly 40 years old and no longer suitable for the modern digital age. Among other things, the PLD is uncertain...
22/09/2022
8th CMS Public Procurement Forum
We are delighted to announce that the 8th CMS Public Procurement Forum will take place in Oslo on Thursday, 22 September 2022 from 12:45 - 17:30 p.m. CET providing an update on European public procurement law. The programme will cover policy developments in the EU and recent and important decisions from the ECJ with high relevance in practice. In the second part of the event, we invite you to a comparative view sharing experiences from several jurisdictions on two topics with practical rel­ev­ance:decim­al­possible damages claims andtime limits and cut off for claims. The conference will be held in English and free of charge. There will be the possibility to participate remotely for anyone interested in these topics, but unable to attend in person. 
13/09/2022
UPC Rules of Procedure go into force with judgments to be made public
The entry into force of the Rules of Procedure is part of the final preparations for the United Patent Court (UPC), which is currently expected to start work in early 2023. After the bodies of the UPC...
12/09/2022
CMS Public Procurement Contact Card
World-class public procurement specialists The quality of public services is increasingly determined by world-class skills in public procurement. The procurement regime applies not only to the public...
26/08/2022
Public procurement regulation in Austria
July 2021 1. Where can one find public procurement notifications? As of 1 March 2019 announcements and notifications for Austria have to be published under the link ht­tps://aus­s­chreibun­gen. usp. gv...