Tender Law

In an occasional joint procurement procedure in the name and on behalf of the three communities, the Flemish Community acted as contracting authority. The contract, awarded by competitive dialogue, was won by the Israeli company Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring. The modern anklets go beyond traditional electronic monitoring by providing, among other things, a victim alert. …

Tender Law assisted the Flemish government (Vlaams Agentschap Justitie en Handhaving, afdeling Vlaams Centrum Elektronisch Toezicht) in the procurement of modern ankle bracelets Read More »

The law of 8 February 2023 mainly amends the law of June 17 2016 on public procurement (Public Procurement Law 2016). Thus, as an entrepreneur, you will gain more insight into the contracts that contracting authorities place and that currently remain under the radar. Additionally, the law focuses on reporting data to the competent authorities …

Legal amendment improving governance and transparency in Belgium public procurement Read More »

The European Court of Justice rendered an important judgment on 20 October 2022 regarding Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payment in commercial transactions. In this judgment, the Court ruled that national legislation cannot generally provide for a payment period of 60 calendar days for all commercial transactions. The Court thereby relies on the rules of …

Does the government have a payment problem? Read More »

On 1 July 2022, the laws of 28 April 2022 containing book 1 “General provisions” and book 5 “Obligations” of the (new) Civil Code were published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The provisions of the new Belgian law on obligations will enter into force on 1 January 2023.  1. Impact of the new contract law …

New contract law enters into force on 1 January 2023! Read More »

The Belgian Court of Audit recently published a report on the audit it conducted in 2020 and 2021 into the legality and lawfulness of a selection of public contracts awarded by six public services, Defence and three federal agencies. The Court of Audit thus continues its practice of devoting an annual audit report to public …

Public contracts in the federal administration: the Belgian Court of Audit assesses and weighs up Read More »

Significant price rises in current and future contracts: the Federal Public Service for Policy and Support (BOSA) published recommendations It is widely known that the prices of raw materials and commodities are rising exceptionally around the world. The exceptionality of the price increases can hardly be disputed: for similar circumstances we must go back to …

Significant price rises in current and future contracts: the Federal Public Service for Policy and Support (BOSA) published recommendations Read More »

Wie wil inschrijven op een overheidsopdracht moet erover waken dat zijn/haar offerte rechtsgeldig is ondertekend. Dit betekent (onder meer) dat de offerte moet zijn ondertekend door de persoon/personen die bevoegd of gemachtigd is/zijn om de onderneming te verbinden (artikel 44, §1 KB Plaatsing). Hierbij spelen de vennootschapswetgeving, de statuten, de benoemingsbesluiten en/of de eventuele volmachten …

De beslissing tot intekening op een overheidsopdracht: voortaan toch een daad van dagelijks bestuur? Read More »

Article 8 §2 of the Act of 17 June 2016 on public procurement allows a “group of economic operators” to participate in a procurement procedure. The Act also states that the contracting authority may not impose the legal form of the tenderer(s), except if this is necessary for the proper execution of the contract and …

Does a group of economic operators in the public procurement context need to register with the CBE and keep separate accounts? Read More »

On Thursday 10 December 2020, our colleague Stijn Maeyaert (in collaboration with Bart Gheysens) will be hosting the “Rechtspraakoverzicht” session during the “Actualia Overheidsopdrachten anno 2020” training programme at M&D Seminars. During this session, Stijn discusses the most recent case law concerning, among other things, price research, negligible posts, gaps, decisions regarding selection and award, …

Stijn Maeyaert speaks at “Actualia Public Procurement 2020” training course Read More »

In een arrest van 28 mei 2020 (C-796/18, ISE tegen de stad Keulen) kreeg het Hof van Justitie de mogelijkheid zich andermaal uit te spreken over de rechtsfiguur van de horizontale publiek-publieke samenwerking zoals vervat in artikel 12, lid 4 van de richtlijn 2024/24/EU inzake overheidsopdrachten (omgezet in artikel 31 van de wet van 17 …

Hof van Justitie verfijnt rechtspraak omtrent de rechtsfiguur van de horizontale publiek-publieke samenwerking – én lost schot voor de boeg omtrent eventuele misbruiken Read More »