Public Procurement

If you're a procurer asking us to advise on structuring and running your procurement, we know that you want to achieve your commercial objectives, on time and on budget. You want to do this via a process that complies with the legal requirements but isn’t dictated by them. You want us to give you a way to do things, not a list of reasons why you can't.

If you're a supplier, we can use our experience on countless previous bids to help you prepare your submission, including strategies for maximizing your scores and avoiding common pitfalls. Come to us at the end of a flawed process and we'll focus on practical solutions — helping you get information from the authority on what has occurred and advising on the tactics of pursuing litigation if necessary.

Procurement litigation proceeds to tight time lines. Whether for challenging bidders or defending authorities, our large team of contentious procurement lawyers will hit the ground running to advise on the numerous strategic and procedural considerations that will arise.

Regulation doesn’t end with award of the contract, particularly for suppliers working with U.S. federal and state authorities. We will help you navigate the maze of compliance and reporting requirements to minimize and manage risk.

Representative experience

Representing Alstom Transport in UK court proceedings challenging the award of a £600m contract for new Eurostar trains.

Defending a leading technology manufacturer in a False Claims Act case involving allegations of defective pricing connected with the GSA FSS contracts.

Advising French rail network operator Reseau Ferre de France in relation to the Tours-Bordeaux and Nimes-Montpellier high speed rail concession contracts.

Representing air traffic control services provider NATS in court proceedings challenging the award of a key ATC contract by London's Gatwick Airport.

Successfully defending bid protests filed by defense contractors challenging a U.S. Army multibillion-dollar procurement of helicopters.

Advising the State of Bavaria on the procurement and State aid aspects of the proposed Transrapid train project in Munich.

Advising Cintra Aparcamientos on acquiring the concessions of the principal Spanish car parks operator.

Assisting Argent LLP and Related Inc on their successful joint bid to lead the £3bn regeneration of the Brent Cross area of London.

Successfully defending EU institution F4E in an EU Court challenge to its €100m procurement of components for its experimental thermonuclear reactor.

Advising a defense contractor on Cost Accounting Standards audits and other Defense Contract Audit Agency reviews.

Representing Esso Italiana in a challenge to the Italian Airport Authority's procurement of a major fuel supply contract.

For a defense contractor, successfully appealing an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals involving multimillion-dollar claims.

News

Podcast: Talking the cure

11 April 2024

Our team is always thinking about how to foresee and conquer the most significant industry issues facing our clients. In 2020, we launched the podcast "Talking the Cure" where we cover...

Press releases

Hogan Lovells counsels Meharry and The Diaspora Human Genomics Institute in academic-industry collaboration to promote genomics research equity

31 October 2023

Washington, D.C., 31 October 2023 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells advised Meharry Medical College and its affiliate The Diaspora Human Genomics Institute (DHGI) on their collaboration ...

Hogan Lovells Events

Construction Conference: The next decade in construction and engineering

3 October 2023 | 11:15 a.m. - 5:55 p.m. (BST)

Practical insights to keep your projects and teams on track

Webinar

The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation, in between burden, threat, and opportunity – How should undertakings operating from the U.S. navigate through it?

26 September 2023 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CEST)

The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation, in between burden, threat, and opportunity – How should undertakings operating from the U.S. navigate through it?

Hogan Lovells Events

The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation, in between burden, threat, and opportunity – How should undertakings operating from Asia navigate through it?

20 June 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CEST)

As part of our webinar series on the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), we’ll be looking at the effects on Asian companies active in the European Union.

Published Works

Have Staff in Another Country? Have you Looked Closely at Its Laws? Humentum

10 May 2023

Bill Ferreira shares his experience in helping a client overcome challenges with foreign regulatory compliance for active USAID projects in this Humentum case study. He also broadly...

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