Public Procurement

We assist clients, both public entities as well as local, global or other foreign companies, in establishing and maneuvering procurement processes in Norway.

Norway has a large public economy and public entities are an important player in a number of markets. For many companies, contracts with public entities account for a significant part of the turnover. The procurement regulations establish the framework for how competition for public contracts should take place and are thus the central instrument for ensuring efficient and fair use of public funds.

There is an ever increasing focus on the procurement of products and services, including issues such as who are subject to the procurement rules, which contracts must be put out to tender, what is the correct way to manage the procurement process and which course of action is available to a tenderer feeling that it has been treated unfairly during the procurement process.

DLA Piper's procurement team provides tailored advice and legal services on virtually every aspect of government contracting and public procurement, from bid strategy through to potential challenges. The team is made up of procurement experts who, in addition to having experience from the public sector themselves, also have specialist expertise in various other relevant disciplines, such as EU / EEA and competition law, or sector-specific expertise, for example in the fields of construction, defence and security, transport and the health sector.

We have considerable litigation experience and assists in a number of injunction cases and other legal processes related to the regulations. We are therefore well equipped to handle the situations where disputes arise in procurement processes.

DLA Piper's global presence and structure, as well as our position as the largest law firm in the Nordic region, mean that we can also offer our clients a unique added value in the form of expertise and possible assistance from local expertise from other relevant jurisdictions in one and the same company. Our attorneys work across disciplines, as well as across borders, in multidisciplinary teams with resources from our various DLA Piper offices to achieve the best and most effective results for our clients.