{"id":15691,"date":"2019-08-28T01:07:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T23:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abante.de\/the-best-bidder-principle-under-the-thuringia-public-procurement-act-2019\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:25:04","slug":"the-best-bidder-principle-under-the-thuringia-public-procurement-act-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/the-best-bidder-principle-under-the-thuringia-public-procurement-act-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The best-bid\u00adder-prin\u00adci\u00adple under the Thuringia Pub\u00adlic Pro\u00adcure\u00adment Act 2019*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Thuringia Pub\u00adlic Pro\u00adcure\u00adment Act will come into force on Decem\u00adber 1, 2019. Much praised in the run-up: the so-called best bid\u00adder prin\u00adci\u00adple in Sec\u00adtion 12a of the Act. But the dev\u00adil is in the details.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Under the label of reduc\u00ading bureau\u00adcra\u00adcy \u2014 and impres\u00adsive cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adtions of \u201csav\u00adings per pro\u00adcure\u00adment process\u201d \u2014 the Thuringian leg\u00adis\u00adla\u00adture is gift\u00ading con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adties, bid\u00adders and appli\u00adcants with the so-called best bid\u00adder prin\u00adci\u00adple. The reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion in \u00a7 12a Th\u00fcrVgG has the fol\u00adlow\u00ading con\u00adtents: <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accord\u00ading to para\u00adgraph 1, dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtions and evi\u00addence pur\u00adsuant to the Th\u00fcrVgG must in future only be sub\u00admit\u00adted by the best bid\u00adder. This require\u00adment is bind\u00ading on the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty. It may no longer require the sub\u00admis\u00adsion of these dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtions and evi\u00addence with the bid.  <\/li>\n<li>Pur\u00adsuant to para\u00adgraph 2, the con\u00adtract\u00ading enti\u00adty must make ref\u00ader\u00adence to this in the notice or the doc\u00adu\u00adments. At the same time, the con\u00adtract\u00ading enti\u00adty must set a time lim\u00adit with\u00adin which the best bid\u00adder must sub\u00admit the rel\u00ade\u00advant doc\u00adu\u00adments upon request. This peri\u00adod must be between 3 and 5 work\u00ading days.  <\/li>\n<li>Accord\u00ading to para\u00adgraph 3, the peri\u00adod begins on the day after the invi\u00adta\u00adtion is sent. Not: on the day of receipt of the invi\u00adta\u00adtion! The dead\u00adline may be extend\u00aded \u201cin excep\u00adtion\u00adal cas\u00ades\u201d.  <\/li>\n<li>Para\u00adgraph 4 stip\u00adu\u00adlates that if the bid is not sub\u00admit\u00adted on time, it must be exclud\u00aded. In this case, the next bid in the eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion sequence must be used. <\/li>\n<li>Accord\u00ading to para\u00adgraph 5, the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty may devi\u00adate from the best bid\u00adder prin\u00adci\u00adple in cas\u00ades of \u201cobjec\u00adtive urgency beyond the con\u00adtrol of the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Ques\u00adtions upon ques\u00adtions. The fol\u00adlow\u00ading is a small selec\u00adtion . In addi\u00adtion, a prac\u00adti\u00adcal case that makes it clear that there will be dis\u00adputes. And final\u00adly, a con\u00adclu\u00adsion that can be only slight\u00adly mer\u00adci\u00adful to the Thuringian leg\u00adis\u00adla\u00adtor.   <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Does Sec\u00adtion 12a Th\u00fcrVgG also refer to dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtions and evi\u00addence pur\u00adsuant to VOB\/A and\/or UVgO which only apply by virtue of ref\u00ader\u00adence in Sec\u00adtion 1 (2) Th\u00fcrVgG, i.e. which are ulti\u00admate\u00adly also reg\u00adu\u00adlat\u00aded \u201cin this Act\u201d, i.e. in the Th\u00fcrVgG? Or are actu\u00adal\u00adly only dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtions and proofs accord\u00ading to \u00a7\u00a7 10, 11, 12 and 17 Th\u00fcrVgG meant?  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>How does the reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion relate to Sec\u00adtion 41 (2) UVgO? <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Is it nec\u00ades\u00adsary to first deter\u00admine the order in which the bids are eval\u00adu\u00adat\u00aded \u2014 includ\u00ading bids that have already been reject\u00aded at first glance \u2014 before the invi\u00adta\u00adtion to ten\u00adder pur\u00adsuant to Sec\u00adtion 12a of the Th\u00fcrVgG may be sent out?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Has it been rec\u00adog\u00adnized \u2014 and is it real\u00adly in the inter\u00adest of the bid\u00adders \u2014 that the award pro\u00adce\u00addures will in all like\u00adli\u00adhood be pro\u00adlonged if each eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion is fol\u00adlowed by a peri\u00adod of 3 to 5 days and a pos\u00adsi\u00adbly even neg\u00ada\u00adtive review?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Is it real\u00adly in the inter\u00adest of the bid\u00adders to be giv\u00aden a dead\u00adline dur\u00ading the ongo\u00ading eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion process that ends after 3, 4 or 5 work\u00ading days? If the dead\u00adline expires with\u00adout result, the bid is inevitably exclud\u00aded? <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A case to illus\u00adtrate an obvi\u00adous prob\u00adlem sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion: A, B and C each sub\u00admit a bid. A is in first place in the eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion sequence, which can be quick\u00adly deter\u00admined because in our exam\u00adple case \u2014 as is so often the case \u2014 the price is the only award cri\u00adte\u00adri\u00adon. How\u00adev\u00ader, the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty has stip\u00adu\u00adlat\u00aded a rather elab\u00ado\u00adrate sam\u00adpling pro\u00adce\u00addure. Does the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty now have to car\u00adry this out not only for the like\u00adly best bid\u00adder A, but also for B and C? Above the EU thresh\u00adolds, there are numer\u00adous deci\u00adsions of the con\u00adtract award review bod\u00adies that allow small short\u00adcuts, at least in clear cas\u00ades. The award\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty may there\u00adfore not have to eval\u00adu\u00adate every bid in full. The Thuringian leg\u00adis\u00adla\u00adtor is stricter in this respect. It stip\u00adu\u00adlates that the invi\u00adta\u00adtion to sub\u00admit dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtions in accor\u00addance with Sec\u00adtions 10, 11, 12 and 17 Th\u00fcrVgG must not be sent until all bids have been eval\u00adu\u00adat\u00aded in full. I.e., when all bids have been sam\u00adpled. But is this the way it is sup\u00adposed to be? And what if A does not observe the 3\u2011day dead\u00adline (what is actu\u00adal\u00adly a \u201cwork\u00ading day\u201d?)? The award\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty excludes him \u2014 and then car\u00adries out the sam\u00adpling of the remain\u00ading offers, which may take 1 to 2 weeks. Won\u2019t A com\u00adplain about his exclu\u00adsion with the argu\u00adment that he was giv\u00aden <em><strong>too ear\u00adly<\/strong><\/em> a dead\u00adline for sub\u00admit\u00adting the dec\u00adla\u00adra\u00adtions, after all, the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty has not yet drawn up an eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion sequence as required by Sec\u00adtion 12a (4) Th\u00fcrVgG.             <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Ques\u00adtions upon ques\u00adtions. As is so often the case, the legal prac\u00adti\u00adtion\u00ader can only hope for the enforce\u00adment deficit in pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment law and the peace\u00adable\u00adness of the bid\u00adders. For the Thuringian leg\u00adis\u00adla\u00adtor, how\u00adev\u00ader, well meant is not well done.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red;\">*This legal tip is no sub\u00adsti\u00adtute for legal advice in indi\u00advid\u00adual cas\u00ades. By its very nature, it is incom\u00adplete, it does not relate to your case, and it also rep\u00adre\u00adsents a snap\u00adshot, as the legal basis and case law change over time. It can\u00adnot and does not cov\u00ader all con\u00adceiv\u00adable con\u00adstel\u00adla\u00adtions, serves main\u00adte\u00adnance and ini\u00adtial ori\u00aden\u00adta\u00adtion pur\u00adpos\u00ades and is intend\u00aded to moti\u00advate you to clar\u00adi\u00adfy legal issues at an ear\u00adly stage, but not to dis\u00adcour\u00adage you from doing so.  <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Thuringia Pub\u00adlic Pro\u00adcure\u00adment Act will come into force on Decem\u00adber 1, 2019. Much praised in the run-up: the so-called best bid\u00adder prin\u00adci\u00adple in Sec\u00adtion 12a of the Act. But the dev\u00adil is in the details. 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