Changes To Public Procurement Law

From 1 January 2010, the review procedures for awarding public contracts in the Czech Republic have been improved.

There are also new measures to make procurement procedures more transparent and less formal.

The changes apply to all public procurement tenders initiated in 2010 and affect contracting authorities, contractors and the competition authority (the Office for the Protection of Competition).

Key changes include:

• the introduction of a black list for businesses providing untrue information or qualification documents to the contracting authority. Blacklisting involves a ban on participating in public tenders for 3 years and a fine of up to CZK 10 million may also be imposed