Contents
Basics of public procurement law
- Legal framework (European directives, Act against Restraints of Competition, VOB/A, VgV, SektVO, VSVgV state procurement laws).
- Significance of the contract volume for the award of contracts, threshold values for Europe-wide tenders.
- What makes public clients "tick"? (Background information on the approach to a procurement procedure, practical examples).
- Pre-emption of a bidder and restriction of competition.
Read tender documents correctly
- Basic principles of the contract notice, eligibility requirements, award criteria, specifications and contract.
- Ask bidder questions correctly and on time.
- Recognize the need for timely reprimands.
Legally compliant tendering and tender evaluation
- Basics of tender evaluation: How does the contracting authority evaluate?
- Compliance with formalities: "The devil is in the detail".
- How do I avoid the offer being excluded for formal reasons?
- Recognize the client's needs and implement them in the offer.
- Optimally prepare and implement bidder meetings and presentations.
- Interpret bidder information letters correctly.
- Termination of the procedure by award of contract or annulment.
Legal protection
- What are my rights as a bidder in the award procedure?
- Complaint, review procedure and immediate appeal.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.
Your benefit
- Using concrete examples, you will acquire the tools you need to submit tenders that are optimally tailored to the needs of the client in the context of public procurement and learn how to interpret the tender documents correctly.
- You will receive concrete working aids for understanding the public procurement system and the formulation of bidder questions and complaints.
- You will learn about your "rights" as a bidder and how you can enforce them.
Recommended for
Employees of companies that participate in public procurement procedures.
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Attendees comments
"The many practical examples made the training with the many paragraphs very clear. I particularly liked the way the speaker conveyed the topics and the exchange with the other seminar participants!"

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Start dates and details
Thursday, 05.06.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Thursday, 04.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 07.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Thursday, 11.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 27.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Thursday, 26.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.