If you receive the unfortunate news that a PQQ application or tender has not been successful, after what is usually a lengthy and expensive process, one option is of course to mount a challenge.
To do this, you’ll need a persuasive, dynamic disputes legal team with extensive experience advising on procurement disputes. That’s where we come in.
If you’re thinking about challenging a public procurement process, the first thing to be aware of is that time is usually against you. There is a very short window, often only a matter of weeks, in which to act. Once we’ve intervened on your behalf to try and ensure a pause - to stop the successful applicant being immediately awarded the contract - we’ll make sure you have all the information you need to mount a challenge. Part of this process is ensuring the contracting authority has adequately explained its decision to you, and interrogating its methodology for arriving at that decision.
We’ll advise you on whether issuing legal proceedings is the best option for your business, and if you do decide to go ahead, we’ll be there by your side every step of the way. The outcomes of such procurement disputes are never guaranteed, but with our experienced litigation attorneys advising you, and our numerous legal colleagues across the infrastructure, transport, energy, utilities and government sectors to call on too, you’ve got the best possible chance of challenging the outcome of the procurement process.
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