Public Procurement 2016 Germany: Overview

1 Relevant Legislation

1.1 What is the relevant legislation and in outline what does each piece of legislation cover?

The legal core of the German public procurement regime for European public contracts, i.e. public contracts reaching or exceeding the applicable EU threshold (see question 2.5), is regulated in Part IV of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen – GWB). The GWB is complemented by the German Regulation on the Award of Public Contracts (Vergabeverordnung – VgV). The details of the procurement procedures are laid down by delegated legislation in various procurement regulations:

• Procurement Regulation for Public Works (Vergabe- und Vertragsordnung für Bauleistungen – VOB/A);