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We introduce you to

Dr. Christoph Kins

As a specialist lawyer for public procurement law and partner at abante, I advise and represent clients and bidders alike, whereby I am primarily responsible for the conception of complex procurement procedures, conflict representation, organizational advice and quality assurance.

I support both construction projects and IT projects in terms of procurement, contract and grant law. This includes the awarding of contracts for all trades as well as the drafting and negotiation of clear contracts. I am also regularly involved in the execution of contracts, for example in supplementary, damage and warranty cases. I will defend you against appeals against grants, and I will also support you and your project in the application for funding and the use of funds.

In my private life, I spend a lot of time with my family and devote myself to voluntary work and reading non-legal literature.

Please feel free to contact me at kins@abante.de about it.

Further information at a glance:

  • Head of Regional Group Southeast forum vergabe e.V.
  • Member of the specialist lawyers' committee for public procurement law of the Saxony Bar Association
  • Lecturer in contract and procurement law
  • Member of the German Procurement Network and the Network of Procurement Lawyers
  • Formerly officer of a supreme state authority
  • Recognized as a "highly recommended lawyer for public procurement law 2024" by WirtschaftsWoche

Exper­tise

  • Gen­er­al con­trac­tor award for office build­ing refur­bish­ment by nego­ti­at­ed pro­ce­dure with com­pet­i­tive ten­der includ­ing con­tract design in 2019, worth € 6 mil­lion
  • Award of a PPP in the rental mod­el anal­o­gous to VOB/A in the years 2021–23 includ­ing suc­cess­ful review pro­ce­dure rep­re­sen­ta­tion, val­ue € 200 mil­lion
  • Award of a state PaaS in a com­pet­i­tive dia­log in the years 2020–22, val­ue € 3.6 mil­lion
  • Award of ele­va­tor emer­gency call tech­nol­o­gy in 2023 includ­ing com­plex require­ment items (main­te­nance, call cen­ter), val­ue € 900,000
  • Accom­pa­ny­ing a clean­ing ser­vice provider in a pro­ce­dure for sta­tion and plat­form clean­ing when sub­mit­ting a ten­der and in nego­ti­a­tions in 2020–21
  • Award of pub­lic health ser­vice soft­ware ser­vices by nego­ti­at­ed pro­ce­dure with com­pet­i­tive ten­der in 2024, worth € 15 mil­lion
  • Award of a soft­ware devel­op­ment con­tract by nego­ti­at­ed pro­ce­dure with com­pet­i­tive ten­der for a smart city project based on OSS in 2024, worth €250,000
  • Pro­cure­ment and con­tract law sup­port for a health­care provider in dis­putes with a hos­pi­tal oper­a­tor in 2025

Client tes­ti­mo­ni­als

“The pre­sen­ta­tion “New val­ue lim­its — new rules of the game? Chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties for bid­ders” was not only tech­ni­cal­ly sound, but also live­ly and prac­ti­cal — exact­ly what our par­tic­i­pants appre­ci­ate so much. Once again, you man­aged to con­vey a sup­pos­ed­ly dry top­ic in an excit­ing and under­stand­able way. The com­pre­hen­si­bil­i­ty and prac­ti­cal rel­e­vance of your impuls­es were par­tic­u­lar­ly praised.”
Ragn­hild Lübbe, sub­re­port

Edu­ca­tion

  • Attorney since 2011
  • 2nd state examination in Hesse (with distinction)
  • 2010 Doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) (scl)
  • Legal clerkship in Kassel, Frankfurt/Main, Chicago, Speyer
  • 1st state examination in Rhineland-Palatinate (with distinction)
  • Studies in Mainz and Rome
  • High school diploma in Darmstadt
  • School years in Darmstadt and USA

Areas of activ­i­ty

  • Public procurement law, assistance in awarding contracts,
  • Procurement dispute, procurement liability
  • Contract law (especially construction, planning, energy, ICT)
  • Project-related legal advice (energy, construction, ICT),
  • Subsequent events, obstruction, defect management
  • Subsidy law, grant law, subsidy law
  • Advising and representing clients, bidders and grant recipients

Publications

  • Kins (together with Günther Pinkenburg), Beratung ist Rechtsdienstleistung - Beschaffungsdienstleistungen auf dem wettbewerbsrechtlichen Prüfstand, in: Behörden Spiegel, December 2021 issue: BehoerdenSpiegel_2021_Dezember_Seite 10
  • Kins, HOAI and contract awarding - New legal situation challenges administrations, in: Kommunalnachrichten Sachsen-Anhalt KNSA, Year 2019, Issue 09 from 23.09.2019, No. 335
  • Kins, Vergabe von Liefer- und Dienstleistungen, in: Dageförde (ed.), Handbuch für den Fachanwalt für Vergaberecht, Forum vergabe Schriftenreihe Vol. 53, 2019
  • Kins and Zimmermann, Insurance of local authorities - how insurance brokers can participate in public procurement procedures for insurance services, in: VALUE - Das Beratermagazin, Issue 2/2015, p. 53
  • Kins (together with Christiane Eisert), Sacharbeiten nicht von Umsatzsteuer befreit - Vertriebsunterstützung ist nicht gleich Vermittlung, in: VALUE - Das Beratermagazin, Issue 5/2014
  • Kins, Regress of the tenant's insurance, in: Privates Eigentum, issue 11/2014, Recht und Steuern, p. 12 f.

Events / Sem­i­nars

No.
Date / Period
Title of the event / location
Field of law
1
February 14, 2018
In-house at Czech Trade on public procurement law for bidders in English / Prague
Public procurement law
2
February 23, 2018
Basic training for forum vergabe e.V. / Leipzig
Public procurement law
3
November 26, 2018
Data protection in public procurement procedures - Practical tips on document and
public procurement law, data protection law
-
-
Process design for forum vergabe e.V. / Jena
-
4
March 25, 2019
Criminal liability risks in public procurement procedures / Leipzig law firm
Public procurement law, criminal law
5
May 06, 2019
Procurement law requirements for the participation of external parties / Leipzig law firm
Public procurement law, contract law
6
May 27, 2019
Liability and compensation risks in public procurement procedures / Leipzig law firm
Public procurement law, liability law
7
June 24, 2019
Tendering obligation for contract amendments and term changes / Kanzlei Leipzig
Public procurement law, contract law
8
July 15, 2019
Cancellation of procurement procedures - risks and side effects / Kanzlei Leipzig
Public procurement law
9-12
15.08.2019 29.08.2019 12.09.2019 17.10.2019
ECJ overturns HOAI! Consequences for architects, engineers and awarding authorities / Kanzlei Leipzig
Public procurement law, contract law
13
August 26, 2019
Sharp sword - the exclusion of bidders / Kanzlei Leipzig
Public procurement law
14
September 06, 2019
In-house training Thuringian Public Procurement Act 2019 / Jena
Public procurement law
15
September 30, 2019
References in the award procedure - what works and what doesn't? / Leipzig office
Public procurement law
16
June 15-17, 2018
Procurement law training and annual meeting of the network of procurement lawyers, lecture "Criminal liability risks in procurement procedures" / Worpswede
Public procurement law, criminal law
17
November 08, 2019
In-house training course on framework agreements and awarding of supply and service contracts / Jena
Public procurement law, contract law
18
November 27, 2019
In-house training on construction contracts and VOB/A 2019 / Jena
Public procurement law, contract law
19
November 15-17, 2019
Further training in public procurement law and annual meeting of the network of public procurement lawyers, lecture "New Thuringian Public Procurement Act" / Leipzig
Public procurement law
20- 28
24.01.2018 28.02.2018 13.03.2018 16.03.2018 11.04.2018 25.04.2018 30.05.2018 26.09.2018 28.11.2018
Private law training for administrative staff / Halle (Saale)
Private law, contract law
29
January 13, 2020
In-house training on public procurement law from a bidder's perspective / near Chemnitz
Public procurement law
30
January 27, 2020
Defense against supplements and change requests / Leipzig
Public procurement law, contract law
31
February 17, 2020
ECJ overturns HOAI! Consequences for architects, engineers and contracting authorities / Halle (Saale)
Public procurement law, contract law
32
February 24, 2020
What to do with bidders with a criminal record? / Leipzig office
Public procurement law
33
February 25, 2020
Public procurement law from a bidder's perspective / near Chemnitz
Public procurement law
34
March 30, 2020
Latest status on environmental protection, advancement of women and compliance with collective bargaining agreements in procurement procedures / Leipzig law firm
Public procurement law
35
09 July 2020
ECJ overturns HOAI! What applies one year after the ECJ ruling of 2019? / Leipzig Law Firm (online)
Public procurement law
36
July 16, 2020
ECJ overturns HOAI! What applies one year after the ECJ ruling of 2019? / Leipzig Law Firm (online)
Public procurement law
37
July 22, 2020
ECJ overturns HOAI! What applies one year after the ECJ ruling of 2019? / Leipzig Law Firm (online)
Public procurement law
38
August 19, 2020
The consequences of the HOAI decision for municipalities/ Halle (Saale) (online)
Public procurement law
39
August 20, 2020
ECJ overturns HOAI- What applies one year after the ECJ ruling of 2019? / Leipzig Law Firm (online)
Public procurement law
40
August 27, 2020
ECJ overturns HOAI- What applies one year after the ECJ ruling of 2019? / Leipzig Law Firm (online)
Public procurement law
41
October 12, 2020
Procurement law requirements for the participation of external parties / Leipzig law firm (online)
Public procurement law
42
November 09, 2020
Liability and compensation risks in public procurement procedures / Leipzig law firm (online)
Public procurement law
43
December 07, 2020
Tendering obligation for contract amendments and term changes/Leipzig law firm (online)
Public procurement law
44
January 04, 2021
Cancellation of procurement procedures - risks and side effects / Kanzlei Leipzig (online)
Public procurement law
45
February 01, 2021
Sharp sword - the exclusion of bidders / Kanzlei Leipzig (online)
Public procurement law
46
March 01, 2021
References in the award procedure - what works and what does not work? / Leipzig Law Firm (online)
Public procurement law
47
April 26, 2021
Defense against supplements and change requests / Kanzlei Leipzig (online)
Public procurement law
48
May 31, 2021
Data protection in public procurement law - liability risks / Kanzlei Leipzig (online)
Public procurement law
49
September 9, 2021
"Ways out" of being a contracting authority at the congress "Das Recht der Wohnungswirtschaft" for managers from the municipal and cooperative housing industry / Leipzig
Public procurement law
50
September 9, 2021
Procurement-specific risks in "subsidized construction" at the congress "Das Recht der Wohnungswirtschaft" for managers from the municipal and cooperative housing industry / Leipzig
Public procurement law
51
September 22, 2021
Seminar on "Awarding architectural and engineering services in accordance with VgV, UVgO and after the end of HOAI price fixing" for employees of the City of Leipzig at Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie Leipzig / online
Public procurement law
52
November 30, 2021
Seminar on the awarding of framework agreements for employees of the City of Leipzig / Leipzig (online)
Public procurement law
53
January 24, 2022
Online seminar for bidders in the construction sector: From tender research to bid submission at subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
54
June 15, 2022
Online seminar for bidders in the construction sector: From tender research to bid submission at subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
55
September 9, 2022
"On the prejudice "Public procurement law is a disaster from the management's point of view!" at the congress "The law of the housing industry" for managers from the municipal and cooperative housing industry / Leipzig
Public procurement law
56
September 9, 2022
"Escape from public procurement law! Better: Escape into public procurement law!" at the congress "Das Recht der Wohnungswirtschaft" for managers from the municipal and cooperative housing industry / Leipzig
Public procurement law
57
September 9, 2022
"The use of external procurement service providers - letting others do the administrative work" at the congress "Das Recht der Wohnungswirtschaft" for managers from the municipal and cooperative housing industry / Leipzig
Public procurement law
58
September 21, 2022
"Tips for practice: Successful bidding strategies in the tendering process" in the online seminar under the topic "Digitization in public procurement - challenges and strategies for companies?" as part of the digital Cologne Public Procurement Days 2022 organized by subreport Verlag Schawe GmbH
Public procurement law
59
October 6, 2022
Co-organization and moderation of the forum vergabe e.V. event "Annual meeting of the Southeast regional group" in Dresden as head of the Southeast regional group
Public procurement law
60
December 6, 2022
Online seminar for bidders in the supply and services sector: From tender research to tender submission at subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
61
29. & November 30, 2022
Online seminar on the topic of "Basic training on the Subthreshold Procurement Regulation (UVgO)".
Organizer: dbb Academy
Public procurement law
62
March 2, 2023
Online seminar for bidders in the construction sector: From tender research to bid submission at subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
63
March 14, 2023
Online seminar for bidders in the supply and services sector: From tender research to tender submission at subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
64
21. & March 22, 2023
Web seminar on the topic "Public procurement law according to UVgO".
Organizer: dbb akademie GmbH
Public procurement law
65
May 9, 2023
Online compact seminar on public procurement law and practice in the construction sector: From tender research to tender submission at subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law IT law
66
May 24, 2023
Presentation on "Bidding Strategies in Public IT Procurement" at the Secure Linux Administration Conference 2023 (SLAC 2023) organized by Heinlein's Linux experts from 23 to 25 May in Berlin
Public procurement law IT law
67
May 25, 2023
Lecture on the topic "How do I design open source tenders?" at the Secure Linux Administration Conference 2023 (SLAC 2023) organized by the Linux experts from Heinlein from 23 to 25 May in Berlin
Public procurement law IT law
68
June 14 - 16, 2023
Seminar on "Fundamentals of public procurement law" in Bad Salzuflen .
Organizer: dbb akademie GmbH
Public procurement law
69
August 3, 2023
Online compact seminar for bidders - procurement law and e-procurement in practice
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
70
September 20, 2023
Cologne Public Procurement Day - Lecture Questions and reprimands
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
71
November 13-14, 2023
In-house training at a higher federal authority: Current case law, sample components of an award notice, market investigation
Public procurement law
72
November 20, 2023
Practice of supply and service awards in Neu-Isenburg
Organizer: dbb akademie GmbH
Public procurement law
73
December 13, 2023
In-house training course for a statutory health insurance fund on cooperation between the public procurer and contracting authority in facility management
Organizer: abante Vergabecoaching GmbH
Public procurement law, contract law
74
February 1, 2024
Online compact seminar for bidders - public procurement law and eProcurement in practice
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
75
February 21-22, 2024
Basics of public funding law
Organizer: dbb akademie GmbH
Grant law
76
April 17-19, 2024
Workshop on the awarding of IT services
Organizer: dbb akademie GmbH
Public procurement law, contract law
77
May 6, 2024
In-house training on awarding and drafting framework agreements
Organizer: abante Rechtsanwälte
Public procurement law
78
June 07, 2024
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes Topic: VK Bund, decision of February 29, 2024 - VK 1-12/24
Format: LinkedIn Live, online
Public procurement law
79
June 13, 2024
Practical problems with tariff compliance under state procurement law
Organizer: forum Vergabe Regional conference
Public procurement law
80
July 05, 2024
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes Topic: VK Bund, decision of February 29, 2024 - VK 2-17/24
Format: LinkedIn Live, online
Public procurement law
81
July 25, 2024
Awarding videoident services. New opportunities for the digitalization of administration.
Format: LinkedIn Live, online
Public procurement law, IT law
82
August 09, 2024
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes
Format: LinkedIn Live
Public procurement law
83
September 17 and 18, 2024
12th Cologne Public Procurement Days
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
84
November 19, 2024
Online compact seminar for bidders - Procurement law and procurement practice in the construction sector (VOB/A)
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
85
September 13, 2024
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes: How should the price clarification be carried out? (Decision of the VK Schleswig-Holstein of 29.09.23, AZ VK-SH 11/23)
Format: LinkedIn Live
Public procurement law
86
November 29, 2024
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes: Bidder questions must be answered publicly! (Decision of the VK Nordbayern of 11.09.24, AZ RMF-SG21-3194-9-18)
Format: LinkedIn Live
Public procurement law
87
December 18, 2024
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes: IP infringement as serious professional misconduct (decision of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court of 22.06.22, AZ Verg 36/21)
Format: LinkedIn Live
Public procurement law
88
January 10, 2025
Current public procurement law in 15 minutes: Transparency in public procurement law: Ruling strengthens bidders' rights of inspection! The judgment of the VGH Munich of 21.06.2024 (Ref.: 5 BV 22.1295)
Format: LinkedIn Live
Public procurement law
89
May 13, 2025
Online intensive course for bidders: Successful participation in public tenders - with expert tips from procurement law & practice (UVgO/VOL/A)
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
90
September 17, 2025
New Federal Tariff Loyalty Act (BTTG) - ready for change?
Organizer: BME e.V., Working Group "Public Contracting Authorities"
Public procurement law
91
September 24, 2025
13th Cologne Public Procurement Days, topic: New value limits - new rules of the game? Challenges and opportunities for bidders in the changed procurement procedure
Organizer: subreport Verlag Schawe / online
Public procurement law
92
November 06, 2025
Lecture at the Hamburg Procurement Dinner on the assessment of non-lawyer procurement support under competition and legal services law
Public procurement law, competition law
93
November 13, 2025
Online intensive course: Successful participation in public tenders - with expert tips
Organizer: subreport
Public procurement law

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