What is Procurement Law Reform?
Procurement law reform refers to fundamental revisions of German procurement law. The last major reform in 2016 implemented EU Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU.
2016 Reform
Key changes: new legal framework (GWB + VgV replacing older regulations), new procedure types (innovation partnership), mandatory e-procurement, self-cleaning provisions (§ 125 GWB), and strategic procurement criteria.
Further Reforms
2017: UVgO replaced VOL/A below threshold. 2018: mandatory e-procurement above threshold. 2023: eForms as mandatory notice standard.
Current Reform Discussions
AI support in procurement, stronger sustainability criteria, bureaucracy reduction, and crisis resilience.
Practical Tip
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