Specialist experience in Public and European Procurement, particularly focused in:
For the Public Authority
- best practice advice;
- strategic advice on the optimal choice of procedure;
- testing in advance of procurements (including team preparation);
- preparation of OJEU notices, PQQs, ITTs, award notices and reports;
- bid clarification requests and responses;
- advising on standstill and exception – outside of Regulations - provisions;
- risk management and assessment (including reporting for authorities);
- support during the negotiation procedure, including preparing for the negotiation phase and to meet with the operators;
- managing the procedure process;
- e-tendering specifics review;
- specific (including framework contracts, contracts extensions, repeated contracts etc.);
For the Economical Operator
- best practice advice;
- managing the procedure process (including preparation, submission, negotiation);
- assistance in complex transactions (consortiums, Neutral vendors etc) set up – including relevant contract structures (NDA’s, Teaming agreements, Partnership agreements, Consortiums etc);
- challenge of the information notified and the awarding of contracts;
- litigation on behalf of both the private sector;
- review and advise on EU competition law implications for complex transactions.
A Simon Vumbaca Del Vivo is a Registered European Lawyer with the Law Society of England and Wales and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (www.sra.org.uk). He is a member of the CCBE (European Bar), Abogado, Advocat and Avvocato (registered with the CGAE, Spain).