Public Procurement Overview

The strong, experienced SORAINEN Public Procurement Practice with its Baltic-Belarusian team of lawyers is capable of assisting in public procurement procedures throughout all stages. The firm has the experience to resolve public procurement issues resulting from both national and European Union law from the perspective of all those involved in the procurement process. SORAINEN lawyers are able to anticipate potential concerns and prepare suitable strategies for dealing with rules in each specific procurement case, providing clear, structured advice to guide the client from initial commercial assessment through to the final award and performance of the contract.

In addition to counselling clients on the application of public procurement, SORAINEN Public Procurement Practice lawyers also have substantial experience of representing clients in disputes over the award of public contracts and advising on structuring of transactions in procurement.

The firm’s Public Procurement Practice lawyers have assisted major local and international companies in various public procurement matters. Clients include real estate companies, hospitals, aircraft manufacturers, airports, pharmaceutical companies and producers of medical and high-tech equipment.

SORAINEN is recommended for its Public Procurement Practice by international directories such as The Legal 500 (“SORAINEN has “international experience and a good track record” say clients.”), Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.

SORAINEN offers expertise in all key public procurement areas in the Baltic States and Belarus, including:

• preparing tender documents;
• assisting in procedures;
• procurement structuring; 
• challenging procurement documents and procurement awards;
• representation in disputes.