Our Düsseldorf office is a contact point for public procurement enquiries from buyers and businesses. Advice is organised around the particular procedure and the appropriate legal team. Please arrange visits in advance.
Office and contact
horak Rechtsanwälte, Grafenberger Allee 293, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany. Telephone: +4921197269500. Email: duesseldorf@vergaberechte.de. Confirm the appointment, location and participants before travelling.
Advice for the actual procurement
We can assess preparation, participation, evaluation, review and contract-change questions within an agreed assignment. The applicable rules depend on the buyer, contract, value and timing, not simply on the client’s address. State rules and funding conditions may require additional examination.
Prepare your enquiry
Identify the authority and procurement reference, current stage, desired result and any deadline. Agree a suitable route for confidential documents. Local proximity or an appointment request does not itself confirm representation or transfer responsibility for a deadline.
Four practical examples
The following scenarios are illustrative, not reports of actual client matters. The outcome depends on the documents and circumstances of the individual procurement.
Example 1: State-law transition
A North Rhine-Westphalia buyer checks commencement and transitional provisions against its procedure’s start. A published reform is not necessarily already applicable.
Example 2: Consulting tender
A bidder distinguishes general references from the project-specific team concept being evaluated.
Example 3: Infrastructure lots
A buyer considers combining trades under section 97a GWB. Time pressure alone does not establish every exception condition.
Example 4: Contract change
Additional scope and economic effects are checked before commissioning. Internal approval does not settle procurement compliance.
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Discuss your procurement
For a review, please identify the authority, contract or lot, current procedural stage and any deadline. We can then clarify the scope of the requested work. Contact our team. An enquiry does not itself create a retainer or preserve a legal deadline.
Updated 13 November 2026. Illustrative guidance on German and EU procurement law.