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Public procurement

Legal advice and support for suppliers, contractors and public entities in the pre-contractual, contractual and post-contractual stages.

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Public procurement

We support State suppliers in structuring and submitting their bids, and we advise public entities on structuring their selection processes.

At Ability Legal we have an interdisciplinary team that helps design legal strategies suited to the context of your economic and commercial activity.

Contracting with the State has its own rules, and a single mistake can cost your company its continuity.

We advise State suppliers throughout selection processes and represent them in contractual administrative sanction proceedings, providing technical and legal defense to safeguard their rights and interests.

Public procurement services

This is how we support you in this area:

Advisory and consulting

  • Structuring bids in selection processes
  • Contract review and drafting
  • Advice and support at risk-allocation and award hearings
  • Support during selection processes, reviewing and raising objections to competitors’ bids and defending the client against objections raised to its bid
  • Advice and support during the performance of the public contract

Legal representation and defense

  • Representation in contractual administrative sanction proceedings: declarations of breach, contract termination for cause (caducidad), fines and penalty clauses
  • Representation and defense in contract disputes before the administrative courts, or in breach claims when they fall under the ordinary courts

Outside counsel to public entities

  • Management of selection processes on the SECOP II platform
  • Support and advice in reviewing preliminary studies
  • Drafting of tender specifications
  • Drafting and review of administrative and contractual acts
  • Legal representation of public entities in court proceedings

How we work

Three simple steps so you always know where your case stands.

  1. Step 01

    We listen

    You tell us about your case calmly, without a stopwatch. We review your documents and answer your questions.

  2. Step 02

    We design the strategy

    We analyze your options and propose a clear path, with its risks, timing and costs.

  3. Step 03

    We act and keep you informed

    We carry out the strategy and tell you about every development in your case, without you having to ask.

Contact our experts

The team members who lead this area.

Frequently asked questions

Can you help me submit a bid on SECOP II?

Every case is different. Tell us about your situation and we will clearly explain your options, the deadlines to watch and the next steps, without a stopwatch.

What should I do if the entity fines me during the contract?

Every case is different. Tell us about your situation and we will clearly explain your options, the deadlines to watch and the next steps, without a stopwatch.

Do you also advise public entities?

Every case is different. Tell us about your situation and we will clearly explain your options, the deadlines to watch and the next steps, without a stopwatch.

Other practice areas

Explore our practice areas

  • Administrative litigation

    Defense and representation in the single administrative-court action, through annulment, annulment and restoration of rights, contract dispute and direct reparation claims.

  • Fiscal liability

    Defense before comptroller offices for the handling of public funds.

  • Disciplinary liability

    Legal defense and representation in disciplinary proceedings brought by internal control offices and the Inspector General’s Office.

Tell us about your case. We listen, without a stopwatch.

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