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Public Procurement

Contracting authorities and bidders in local, EU and international procurement procedures, need to rely on legal advice informed by extensive experience on both sides of the process. Public procurement legislation has undergone some significant changes in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years. Despite legislation moving closer towards harmonisation with the EU, many practical challenges remain.

CMS has worked on scores of complex projects in the region over the last two decades and fields specialist public procurement lawyers across 15 full-service offices. Our lawyers offer a powerful combination of local expertise and insight coupled with international know-how and perspective on public procurement issues. We can guide you through complex public tender issues, from the formation and building of bidding consortia, concession contracts and sophisticated PPP projects, through to compliance, investigations and procurement-related disputes and litigation.

In Romania, we work with our clients across the full-range of public procurement services, including assistance in investigations, state aid law and challenging tender decisions or processes before administrative tribunals in Romania. Our specialist procurement lawyers take a thorough approach to legal detail and can also stand back and see the bigger, commercial picture, to deliver the best results.

Our specialists have long-standing sector expertise across core industries including infrastructure, lifesciences/healthcare, transport, and technology, media and communications. This approach means we can resolve your complex public tender issues, including formation and building of bidding consortia, protection of confidential information, anti-trust matters, evaluations, specific rules around framework agreements, concession contracts and complex PPP projects. We can also assist regarding feedback and debriefing and how to approach different regulated tender procedures. Additionally, we provide support before tribunals and courts across Europe or in front of the European Commission.


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08/11/2023
CMS Life Sciences Vital Signs, Winter 2023
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CJEU ruling on exclusive licences for mineral water springs, weighing in...
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Sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court to begin 1 March
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Romania clarifies scope of exclusion of bidders for anti-competitive conduct...
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UPC Rules of Procedure go into force with judgments to be made public
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24/06/2022
Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European...
Since 5 May 2022, EU trilogue negotiations have been underway on the first Regulation to limit the effect of subsidies from third countries to companies active in the EU. That an agreement will be reached...
10/06/2022
CMS Expert Guide on rising raw material prices in Romania
1. Have specific legislative or regulatory provisions been adopted by the Government in relation to the increase in the price of raw materials? No specific legislative or regulatory provisions have been...
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21/04/2022
CMS Expert Guide on rising raw material prices
Companies in several sectors are currently faced with significant increases in the price of raw materials (including gas and petrol), or even shortages in or temporary interruptions to supplies. These...
27/02/2022
Handling the new EU and UK sanctions against Russia
Since 2014, the EU and the UK have progressively imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Following the latest events, both the EU and the UK, as well as many other countries...