Public procurement Apply for review proceedings before the public procurement chamber

Please contact the Rhineland-Palatinate Public Procurement Chamber.

The request for review must be submitted in writing and should contain the following minimum information:

• Name and address of the contracting authority;
• Statement of facts;
• Description of the breaches of public procurement law;
• Submission that the obligation to give notice of defects standardized in Section 160 (3) GWB was complied with or that no such obligation existed;
• Notification of the damage suffered by the applicant.

In accordance with the Act against Restraints of Competition, costs (fees and expenses) are charged for official acts of the procurement chamber to cover administrative expenses. The minimum fee is € 2,500.00 and should not exceed € 50,000.00. The minimum fee must be paid when the application is submitted in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Procurement Chamber.

The applicant must submit the application for review in good time so that the awarding chamber can forward the application to the contracting authority before it awards the contract. This is because this initially results in a prohibition of the award of the contract. On the other hand, a validly awarded contract cannot be revoked. The awarding chamber generally makes and justifies its decision within a period of five weeks.

• Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB)
• Public Procurement Ordinance (VgV)
• Sector Regulation (SektVO)
• Concession Award Ordinance (KonzVgV)
• Defense and Security Procurement Ordinance (VSVgV)
• Publication of the German Construction Contract Procedures Part A (VOB/A)
• State Tariff Loyalty Act (LTTG)
• Joint Rules of Procedure of the Rhineland-Palatinate Public Procurement Chambers

An immediate appeal against the decision of the procurement chamber may be lodged with the Koblenz Higher Regional Court.

Further information and downloads can be found on the :

• Website of the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture

04.05.2020