Public Procurement

We focus on assisting clients in all aspects of public procurement, offering support in each phase of the process itself, including planning, procedural matters, litigation and contract management. As an integral part of our services, we also advise our clients on related areas such as ICT, competition, intellectual property and dispute resolution and regulatory issues. We have broad experience of advising on these matters in the context of corporate restructuring and transactions.

Public contracts are often high-value, long-term projects that are vital to our clients. We are here to ensure the best possible outcome for your organization, whether that means helping you resolve legal issues during the tender process, litigating on your behalf, or supporting you with related contractual, competition or IPR matters.

Our clients turn to us because they need swift, high-end advice on a variety of public procurement matters. We recognize the importance of public contracts to our clients, and we pair our legal expertise with in-depth knowledge from a range of different industries, such as manufacturing, ICT, pharma, energy and transport.

Extremely good across legal and business competencies; the team assists clients with issues across the full public procurement process.

The Legal 500, Public Procurement

As appeals against decisions awarding contracts are common and, in comparison with other types of litigation, the processes move very quickly, it is crucial to have the right team in place: our team. We have the public procurement experience required and will ensure you get the benefit of our top-ranked dispute resolution, TMT, outsourcing and EU & Competition expertise, all in one package and even cross-border, when needed.

Tender drafting and bidding strategy, including assessing invitations to tender, drafting questions to the procuring authority and reviewing the tender to both ensure that all mandatory requirements have been fulfilled and assessing whether the bidding strategy would be successful
Negotiating and drafting contracts
Administrative appeals and corrections procedures, including requests for injunctions
Damages claims
Public procurement contract amendments and extensions
Public procurement contract dispute resolution
Transactions relating to businesses with procurement contracts, including contract reviews, termination risks and transfer of rights.

Roschier’s Public Procurement practice is recognized by leading international independent legal directories, including Chambers Europe and The Legal 500. The firm has also won several prestigious awards, including the following most recent awards:

Chambers Europe Awards: the Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 2024 and 2025; and
The Lawyer European Awards: the European Law Firm of the Year in 2023 and The Law Firm of the Year: Northern Europe in 2023.

This is what clients say about us:

“We have been working with Roschier for many years, and their skilled team has exceeded the competition, giving us an edge.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Public Procurement

“They are best in class in terms of competence and experience.”
– The Legal 500 2025, EU and Competition

“I would highlight the team’s expertise, pragmatism, highly business-oriented advice and speed.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/European Law

“Roschier is highly solution-oriented and provides structured communication.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/European Law

“Roschier’s lawyers are very client-focused, bright and nice individuals who are also very talented. It is a pleasure working with them.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/European Law

“We appreciate the team’s in-depth legal and industry knowledge, including its policy-making and communication skills, as well as its strong and long-term commitment.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/European Law

“This team is easy to work with. In technical cases they absorb information well and quickly understand the key points. The way they handle cases and communicate with clients creates a feeling of trust and cooperation.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Public Procurement

“The team provides high-class expertise and versatile know-how.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Competition/European Law

“The team is extremely smart and client focused, extremely responsive and interested in the topic with some creative solutions.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Competition/European Law