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, some of which have in house experience. 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 coordinated, 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, energy
(including nuclear), manufacturing, rail, civil engineering
(including roads, bridges and marine structures), construction
(including retail, commercial, residential, and industrial
developments) site preparation and remediation for contracts in
excess of £100m in value. 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.
Our well regarded construction law team has decades of
experience and a wealth of expertise in construction related
procurement issues. Our lawyers are trained and practised in both
contentious and non-contentious construction law enabling them to
bring a blend of legal know - how and problem-solving skills to
bear on any problem.
Members of our team have led procurement functions in the
private and public sectors and are full members of the Chartered
Institute of Purchasing and Supply. The combination of our real
world experience and black-letter technical legal expertise ensures
we provide a service that is results driven, focused and concerned
with practical outcomes.
The team has specialists with an excellent reputation for
handling all aspects of procurement related disputes including
Judicial Review challenges. Several members of the team are
accredited mediators, and we can advise all aspects of alternative
dispute resolution such as Arbitration, Mediation and
Adjudication.