Public Procurement Law and PPPs

Public procurement plays a key role in the Greek economy. The applicable EU and national regulatory framework is extremely complex and has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. Our experienced lawyers help our clients navigate through the legal and practical difficulties often faced in public procurement projects and advise them on compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations. 

Our experts offer a wide range of legal support in relation to public tenders, bids, RFPs and all types of public procurement, for a wide and diverse scope of goods, services and projects, in different sectors, such as healthcare, energy, infrastructure and transportation. Our related services indicatively include the following:

• Preparation of bids for participation in public tenders
  
  
• Legal support in tender procedures
  
  
• Advice on the European and national legislation governing public procurement and public law contracts
  
  
• Drafting, negotiation and performance of public procurement contracts
  
  
• Legal representation on challenges filed before awarding authorities for breach of the pertinent public procurement rules
  
  
• Legal support in dispute resolution before administrative authorities and courts

The “Platis – Anastassiadis & Associates Law Partnership” has also been – and still remains – at the forefront of the PPP market since its inception, by participating in PPP tenders and providing legal services to both the public and the private sector. We provide high quality services covering the full spectrum of PPPs. Our knowledge and experience in such projects, the high quality of our work and our cooperation with other EY Service Lines, have established us as a recognized law firm in the PPP market. Services we offer to PPP-related projects, include:

Public Sector

• Preparation of the award procedure
  
  
• Clarifications to the bidders 
  
  
• Participation in the negotiations
  
  
• Drafting of the contractual documents
  
  
• Private Sector
  
  
• Compilation of legal documentation required to bid
  
  
• Drafting and review of all the legal documentation to be included in the offer
  
  
• Review and negotiation of the tender documentation
  
  
• Legal support to contracts with subcontractors and members of the consortium
  
  
• Tender queries and consultations with the awarding authority
  
  
• Finalization of the contractual documents (e.g. finance documents)
  
  
• Supervision of the financing closure
  
  
• Follow-up on pending issues
  
  
• Legal support in matters arising from the execution of the contract
  
  
• Consultations with the contracting authority
  
  
• Drafting and reviewing any contractual documents related to the partnership agreement