Public Procurement

We frequently give legal advice in relation to public procurement issues. We have long and considerable experience advising both suppliers and procuring entities. For example, we assist during negotiations and in relation to public and private partnerships which can pertain to both Swedish law and EU law. Regarding bids by suppliers, we also review the invitations to tender and draft questions to the procuring entity. We also review the bid in order to ensure all mandatory requirements have been fulfilled. In cases where we advise the procuring entities, advice is also provided in relation to all phases of the procurement. This includes formulating qualification and evaluation criteria and to provide quality assurance of the procurement from a legal perspective or to analyze and assess whether changes to procured contracts are allowed according to applicable law. We frequently represent both bidders and procuring entities in proceedings and have done so in a large number of disputes before Swedish courts in relation to reviews of public procurements and damages caused by violation of public procurement law.