EuGH stärkt soziale Zuschlagskriterien: Höhere Löhne können Vergabekriterium sein

Der EuGH hat entschieden, unter welchen Umständen soziale Zuschlagskriterien im Vergaberecht zulässig sind.
EuGH konkretisiert die 80-%-Regel bei Inhouse-Vergaben

Warum öffentliche Aufträge nicht grenzenlos ohne Wettbewerb vergeben werden dürfen, sondern die 80-%-Regel bei Inhouse-Vergaben zu beachten ist.
Procurement Law Bid Evaluation: Effects of Flawed Evaluations and Documentation Requirements

The Bavarian Higher Regional Court (BayObLG) deals not only with fundamental public procurement law issues but also with the requirements for evaluating tenders in public procurement law.
Knowledge advantage in the award procedure - when does competition become unfair due to inequality?

Equal opportunities should prevail in public procurement procedures. But what happens if a bidder has exclusive information from previous project participations that impermissibly improves its competitive position by giving it a knowledge advantage in the award procedure?
Repowering – When Neighbors Can't Fight Back

In einem aktuellen Beschluss vom 22. April 2025 (Az. 7 S 1/25) hat das OVG Berlin-Brandenburg über die aufschiebende Wirkung eines Nachbarwiderspruchs gegen eine Änderungsgenehmigung für ein sogenanntes Repowering-Vorhaben entschieden.
ECJ on In-house Concessions: Amendment Permissible

When and under what conditions can concessions originally awarded without a tender to so-called in-house entities (so-called in-house concessions) be subsequently amended if the concessionaire subsequently loses its in-house status?
Modification of concession contracts without conducting a new award procedure? – On the ECJ ruling of 7 November 2024 – Case C-683/22 – “Morandi Bridge”

A concession award refers to the transfer of usage rights or the permission to carry out certain economic activities by a public authority to a company or organization.