{"id":24328,"date":"2026-03-06T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abante.de\/exclusion-due-to-defective-performance-of-the-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:21:32","slug":"exclusion-due-to-defective-performance-of-the-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/exclusion-due-to-defective-performance-of-the-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclu\u00adsion due to defec\u00adtive per\u00adfor\u00admance of the con\u00adtract?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 6, 2026, our lawyer Chris\u00adt\u00adian Wiere dealt with the deci\u00adsion of the Rhineland Pub\u00adlic Pro\u00adcure\u00adment Cham\u00adber (VK) of June 2, 2025 (Ref.: VK 63\/24) in an abante live on pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment law.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VK Rhein\u00adland ruled that a con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty can law\u00adful\u00adly exclude a bid\u00adder from the award pro\u00adce\u00addure due to poor per\u00adfor\u00admance of a pre\u00advi\u00adous con\u00adtract if there is a neg\u00ada\u00adtive prog\u00adno\u00adsis for future reli\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our video dis\u00adcussing the judg\u00adment:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q_Xz2SjJ-Ug&amp;t=5s\" title=\"Ausschluss wegen mangelhafter Vertragserf\u00fcllung?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q_Xz2SjJ-Ug?start=5&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts of the case<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sub\u00adject of the review pro\u00adceed\u00adings was the Europe-wide invi\u00adta\u00adtion to ten\u00adder for secu\u00adri\u00adty ser\u00advices for a refugee shel\u00adter by the state of North Rhine-West\u00adphalia. The appli\u00adcant had applied for one lot, but had pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly been entrust\u00aded with the guard\u00ading of a sim\u00adi\u00adlar facil\u00adi\u00adty, which result\u00aded in an extra\u00ador\u00addi\u00adnary ter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion with\u00adout notice by the respon\u00addent. The rea\u00adson for this step was an unan\u00adnounced test alarm involv\u00ading the fire depart\u00adment, dur\u00ading which seri\u00adous defi\u00adcien\u00adcies in the evac\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion were dis\u00adcov\u00adered: Res\u00adi\u00addents were not led to the assem\u00adbly point, the evac\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion was car\u00adried out only hes\u00adi\u00adtant\u00adly and there was an almost com\u00adplete lack of coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtion on site by the prop\u00ader\u00adty man\u00adag\u00ader. The fire depart\u00adment then rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded that the facil\u00adi\u00adty cease oper\u00ada\u00adtions imme\u00addi\u00adate\u00adly for safe\u00adty rea\u00adsons, as there was an imme\u00addi\u00adate risk to the life and limb of the 357 res\u00adi\u00addents in the event of a fire. While the respon\u00addent based the exclu\u00adsion on omis\u00adsions and inad\u00ade\u00adquate staff qual\u00adi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions, the appli\u00adcant dis\u00adput\u00aded the alle\u00adga\u00adtions and claimed, among oth\u00ader things, con\u00adtra\u00addic\u00adto\u00adry ser\u00advice spec\u00adi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions and a lack of coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion from the res\u00adi\u00addents due to pre\u00advi\u00adous false alarms.    <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key point of the deci\u00adsion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deci\u00adsion of the pro\u00adcure\u00adment cham\u00adber under\u00adlines that the reli\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty of a bid\u00adder is not a mere for\u00admal\u00adi\u00adty, but requires a well-found\u00aded prog\u00adno\u00adsis deci\u00adsion by the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty. First\u00adly, the cham\u00adber made it clear that the pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of life and limb in a sen\u00adsi\u00adtive facil\u00adi\u00adty such as a refugee shel\u00adter has top pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adty. The prop\u00ader imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion of an evac\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion in the event of a fire is there\u00adfore not mere\u00adly a sec\u00adondary oblig\u00ada\u00adtion, but an essen\u00adtial require\u00adment for the exe\u00adcu\u00adtion of the pub\u00adlic con\u00adtract. Fail\u00adure in this area touch\u00ades direct\u00adly on the core of the secu\u00adri\u00adty ser\u00advice owed. A deci\u00adsive point for prac\u00adtice is also the stan\u00addard of proof: For an exclu\u00adsion under Sec\u00adtion 124 (1) No. 7 GWB, full proof of the grounds for ter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion under civ\u00adil law is not required. It is suf\u00adfi\u00adcient if the con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty has gained a con\u00advic\u00adtion through care\u00adful doc\u00adu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion that \u201cbids silence to rea\u00adson\u00adable doubts\u201d. The fact that the prog\u00adno\u00adsis in the present case was neg\u00ada\u00adtive was large\u00adly due to the com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s lack of self-repro\u00adcess\u00ading. As the appli\u00adcant com\u00adplete\u00adly denied the defi\u00adcien\u00adcies iden\u00adti\u00adfied and showed no aware\u00adness of the prob\u00adlem, there was no indi\u00adca\u00adtion for the client of any future improve\u00adment. Final\u00adly, the deci\u00adsion also with\u00adstood the pro\u00adpor\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty test. When weigh\u00ading up the inter\u00adests, the eco\u00adnom\u00adic inter\u00adest of a bid\u00adder takes sec\u00adond place to the pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of the phys\u00adi\u00adcal integri\u00adty of the res\u00adi\u00addents, espe\u00adcial\u00adly since the respon\u00addent had already incurred con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00adable addi\u00adtion\u00adal orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion\u00adal and finan\u00adcial costs due to the nec\u00ades\u00adsary imme\u00addi\u00adate relo\u00adca\u00adtion of the res\u00adi\u00addents.          <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tips for pub\u00adlic clients<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Care\u00adful doc\u00adu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion:<\/strong> Metic\u00adu\u00adlous\u00adly record poor per\u00adfor\u00admance in cur\u00adrent con\u00adtracts, ide\u00adal\u00adly with the involve\u00adment of neu\u00adtral third par\u00adties such as the fire depart\u00adment or tech\u00adni\u00adcal experts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Con\u00adduct a hear\u00ading:<\/strong> It is imper\u00ada\u00adtive that you give the bid\u00adder the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to com\u00adment before an exclu\u00adsion in order to incor\u00adpo\u00adrate the argu\u00adments into the dis\u00adcre\u00adtionary deci\u00adsion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Focus on the fore\u00adcast:<\/strong> Do not jus\u00adti\u00adfy the exclu\u00adsion sole\u00adly on the basis of the past, but derive from it in a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adble man\u00adner why prop\u00ader ser\u00advice pro\u00advi\u00adsion is not to be expect\u00aded for the cur\u00adrent project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtion:<\/strong> If you have any doubts about the reli\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty of the bid\u00adder, talk to oth\u00ader depart\u00adments or clients about their expe\u00adri\u00adences with the bid\u00adder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tips for bid\u00adders and fund\u00ading recip\u00adi\u00adents<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Show aware\u00adness of the prob\u00adlem:<\/strong> In the event of rep\u00adri\u00admands or dis\u00admissals, sim\u00adply deny\u00ading mis\u00adtakes is often coun\u00adter\u00adpro\u00adduc\u00adtive for future appli\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intro\u00adduce self-clean\u00ading mea\u00adsures: <\/strong>Active\u00adly doc\u00adu\u00adment what struc\u00adtur\u00adal changes (e.g. staff train\u00ading, new process\u00ades) you have made to pre\u00advent future breach\u00ades of duty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal require\u00adments seri\u00adous\u00adly:<\/strong> Par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly in the case of safe\u00adty-rel\u00ade\u00advant ser\u00advices such as fire pro\u00adtec\u00adtion or evac\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion, even one-off fail\u00adures quick\u00adly lead to a per\u00adma\u00adnent neg\u00ada\u00adtive prog\u00adno\u00adsis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seek com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion:<\/strong> Try to resolve dis\u00adagree\u00adments dur\u00ading the con\u00adtract peri\u00adod prompt\u00adly and con\u00adstruc\u00adtive\u00adly before they lead to a for\u00admal ter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion and thus to the \u201cexclu\u00adsion stamp\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 6, 2026, our lawyer Chris\u00adt\u00adian Wiere dealt with the deci\u00adsion of the Rhineland Pub\u00adlic Pro\u00adcure\u00adment Cham\u00adber (VK) of June 2, 2025 (Ref.: VK 63\/24) in an abante live on pub\u00adlic pro\u00adcure\u00adment law. The VK Rhein\u00adland ruled that a con\u00adtract\u00ading author\u00adi\u00adty can law\u00adful\u00adly exclude a bid\u00adder from the award pro\u00adce\u00addure due to poor per\u00adfor\u00admance [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[703],"tags":[707,870,708],"team_kategorien":[],"lexikon_kategorie":[712,211],"class_list":["post-24328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-public-procurement-law-in-15-minutes","tag-award-procedure","tag-bidder","tag-review-procedure","lexikon_kategorie-practical-tip","lexikon_kategorie-reasons-for-exclusion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24329,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24328\/revisions\/24329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24328"},{"taxonomy":"team_kategorien","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_kategorien?post=24328"},{"taxonomy":"lexikon_kategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abante.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon_kategorie?post=24328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}