EU procurement
Advice on all aspects of EU Procurement law (including
the Public Contracts Regulation 2006) from the tender process to
the award and beyond.
With commercial companies and public sector
bodies seeking increasingly to procure goods and services from EU
countries, the legal and procedural implications of these
transactions have grown in importance. Achieving value for money is
a key objective, and extreme care is needed to ensure that deals do
not fail because the legalities are not properly observed.
Weightmans' EU Procurement service was set up
to cater for this growing demand, and offers a full range of
specialist services. These include advising on and management of
the correct procurement process, including the drafting of, and
advice in relation to, OJEU notices, invitation to tender,
conditions of contract and replies from tenderers. We also handle
award of contract matters and general compliance (including
challenges) with the EU Procurement regime.
Our dedicated EU Procurement lawyers have a
wealth of experience in this area, and members with local authority
in-house expertise include Graeme Creer,
previously the City Solicitor for Liverpool City Council. We
are therefore able to deliver our services with a genuine
understanding of your concerns and problems. We seek to help you
add value to your services while delivering value for money with
ours.
As a national practice, we are able to
complement the work of our EU Procurement specialists with support
from our employment, property, construction, commercial litigation
and regulatory teams. This means we can cover all aspects of any
procurement requirement while providing
a
co-ordinated, seamless service with a single point of contact.
We act for a wide variety of clients including
local authorities, PCTs, police authorities and other public
bodies, including multi-million euro civil engineering
procurements. We also enjoy successful relationships with
many private clients, advising in relation to procurement
documentation, including invitation to tender, conditions of
contract and challenges to the procurement process.