On 7 February 2017 the federal economics ministry published a 54-section procurement code in the Bundesanzeiger, and on that day it bound no one. The Unterschwellenvergabeordnung, the UVgO, says so in its own announcement: it takes effect only when the federal government rewrites its administrative provisions on ยง 55 of the Federal Budget Code (BHO), … Read more
Dutch public procurement runs on one main law, and it is unusually supplier friendly in one respect: it actively tries to stop buyers from asking too much of you. That is worth understanding before you bid. The Aanbestedingswet 2012 is the Dutch law for public procurement. It implements the EU rules in the Netherlands and … Read more
Austria runs its public procurement on its own federal act, and it has one feature that can save bidders a lot of repeated paperwork: a central register where you prove your eligibility once. If you sell to Austrian public buyers, both are worth knowing. The Bundesvergabegesetz 2018 (BVergG) is Austria’s federal public procurement act. It … Read more
In Denmark you will see the word licitation more often than tender, especially around building work. It is a Danish term with its own shades of meaning, so it is worth knowing what it covers and which rules sit behind it. Short answer: A licitation is a Danish public tender, used in particular for construction … Read more
In the Netherlands, almost every public tender passes through one platform. If you want to sell to Dutch public buyers, TenderNed is where you start, so it pays to know how to set yourself up and find the right opportunities. Short answer: TenderNed is the official Dutch government platform where public tenders are published and … Read more
If you bid for public construction work in Germany, the VOB is the framework you keep meeting. It is not one document but three, and each part does a different job. Knowing which part you are dealing with tells you whether you are reading award rules, contract terms or technical standards. Short answer: The VOB, … Read more
If you sell supplies or services to the German public sector and the contract is large enough, the VgV is the rulebook that decides how it is awarded. Knowing where it applies saves you from reading the wrong set of rules. Short answer: The VgV, the Vergabeverordnung, is the German ordinance that governs how public … Read more
