As public procurement practitioners, we understand the business and provide ready-made solutions. We provide advice and counsel at all stages of the procurement process: not only at the tender stage, but also at the preparation of the proceedings and execution of the concluded contract. We advise in all sectors for which public procurement law is relevant, in particular energy, infrastructure, construction, utilities, IT, pharmaceutical and medical sectors.
What we offer
For Awarding Authorities:
- Structuring and providing opinions on procurement processes
- Preparation of tenders, including selection of the appropriate contract award procedure, development of tender documentation, including contract notices, Terms of Reference, and Specifications of Essential Terms of Contract
- Analysis of requests to participate in proceedings and bids, preparation and advice on correspondence with contractors
- Advice on excluding contractors, rejecting bids, selecting the most advantageous offer
- Negotiations with contractors
- Representation before the National Appeal Chamber (KIO) and the Public Procurement Court
- Advice on the conclusion and execution of public procurement contracts
- Audits of tender procedures and support during inspections by the President of the Public Procurement Office (UZP).
For Contractors:
- Analysis of tender documentation, including the Specifications of Essential Terms of Contract, and recommendations for further action
- Advice on consortium formation, resource sharing, and questions to the contracting authority, including queries about the Specifications of Essential Terms of Contract
- Legal support in preparing requests to participate in the procedure and bid submissions
- Preparation of responses to the contracting authority's questions, including bid clarifications, also in regard to allegations of abnormally low pricing
- Negotiations with the contracting authority and subcontractors
- Representation before the National Appeal Chamber (KIO) and the Public Procurement Court
- Advice on the conclusion and execution of public procurement contracts
Selected experience
- International offshore aviation carrier (contractor) - comprehensive advice on a winning tender for offshore flight services for a sector-specific contracting authority, and representation before the National Appeal Chamber (KIO) and district court
- Sector-specific airport management authority (contracting authority) - advice on key IT sector tenders, including issues related to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection
- International water and sewage sector company (contractor) - advice on winning tenders conducted by municipal water companies, including representation before the KIO
- Leading smart gas meter supplier (contractor) - advice on multiple procurement procedures for gas meter supply (including representation before the KIO)
- Water and sewage sector contracting authority - legal advice, including representation before the KIO, regarding several public procurement procedures for completing the modernization of a wastewater treatment plant
- Tender for helicopter supply for the Ministry of Defense
- Tender for the construction of a power generation unit for a power plant
- Tender for the delivery of an internal management system for a postal operator.
Reputation
- Members of our team have unique experience working on Poland's most important tenders, including shale gas exploration, construction of new power units, construction of stadiums and highways before EURO 2012, purchase of multi-role helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces, services related to the operation of offshore oil platforms, and preparation for the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant.
- Our team has been recognized and awarded in prestigious rankings, including the international Legal 500 EMEA 2024 (Leading Firm), and Jacek Liput and Agata Grześkiewicz have been recommended individually as Recommended Lawyers.
- We are authors of numerous book and press publications. Jacek Liput is the co-author of the first book on the Polish market dedicated to the digitization of public procurement in the new Public Procurement Law of 2019 ("Elektronizacja zamówień publicznych w praktyce", Wolters Kluwer 2020 publishing house).
