Expert Legal Advice on Public Procurement
Ruseva & Nikolova Law Firm provides comprehensive and targeted legal support in public procurement. We advise contracting authorities, tenderers and contractors on procurement documentation, conducting procedures, award and performance of contracts, and challenges before the Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) and the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC).
Full-service legal representation
- Assessing tender conditions and eligibility to participate.
- Developing a bid strategy and evaluating legal risks.
- Establishing and registering a consortium or other joint venture.
- Preparing, reviewing and translating procurement documents.
- Representing tenderers before contracting authorities throughout the procedure.
- Preparing and filing appeals with the CPC.
- Challenging CPC decisions before the SAC.
- Legal support during contract award and performance.
- Court representation in disputes relating to public contracts.
Assistance for selected stages or issues
- Reviewing procurement documents and tender submissions.
- Advice on preparing a bid.
- Legal analysis of selection criteria and grounds for exclusion.
- Assistance with forming a consortium or other joint venture.
- Representation before the contracting authority at selected stages.
- Preparing appeals to the CPC.
- Challenging CPC decisions before the SAC.
- Legal advice during contract performance.
Full-service legal representation
- Legal advice on applying Bulgaria’s Public Procurement Act.
- Preparing tender documents, notices and procurement decisions.
- Representation before the Public Procurement Agency.
- Legal participation in the work of evaluation committees.
- Drafting and reviewing minutes, reports and decisions.
- Defence and representation in appeals before the CPC and SAC.
- Legal support in contract award and performance.
- Court representation in contract non-performance disputes.
Assistance for selected stages or issues
- Advice on specific questions under the Public Procurement Act.
- Drafting or reviewing procurement documentation.
- Representation before the Public Procurement Agency.
- Legal support in the examination and evaluation of tenders.
- Preparing submissions and responses to appeals.
- Representation before the CPC and SAC.
- Legal advice during contract performance.
Public Procurement Appeals before the CPC and SAC
Protecting your interests in a public procurement procedure requires timely and carefully prepared action. We draft and file appeals with the Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition, prepare applications for interim measures and, where appropriate, challenge subsequent decisions before the Supreme Administrative Court.
We analyse decisions, actions and omissions of contracting authorities and advise tenderers, contractors and authorities on protecting their legal rights and interests.
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