Public tenders
Current tenders
Laws and standards
The City of Bocholt is a contracting authority and must therefore observe the provisions of public procurement law when procuring supplies, services and construction work and when granting concessions.
Public procurement law" is the entirety of the rules and regulations that prescribe a certain procedure for the state, its authorities and organisations when purchasing goods and services.
Reference is made to https://www.vergabe.nrw.de/wirtschaft/vergaberecht-informationen-fuer-die-wirtschaft.
Below the European threshold value, i.e. for national awards, only the procurement and contract regulations for construction services Part B will apply from 1 January 2026 (new: Section 75a of the NRW Municipal Code (GO)).
Construction services:
Construction services are works of any kind through which a structural facility is constructed, maintained, modified or removed. Part B of the German Construction Contract Procedures (VOB) contains the general provisions for the execution of construction work.
Supplies and services:
Services are all deliveries and services that are not construction services (see above).
Furthermore, Part B of the Public Procurement Regulations for Services (VOL Part B) applies to the execution of the service.
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Threshold values:
If they reach or exceed the threshold value stipulated in the Public Procurement Ordinance, a European procurement procedure is carried out.
The following net thresholds apply:
VOB awards: 5,404,000 euros net
VOL/VOF awards: 216,000 euros net
Europe-wide tenders are also published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.
Procurement intentions and contracts awarded
For some public contracts, the contracting authority must publicly announce its procurement intentions in advance (ex ante).
These are published in the public tenders section.