Publication date : 07/29/2024

Course : Mastering Luxembourg public procurement regulations

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. APK
Price : 1670 € E.T.

Mastering Luxembourg public procurement regulations




This training course introduces you to the main provisions of Luxembourg's new public procurement regulations and the associated procedures. It shows you how to prepare and follow up on these regulations, and how to identify the obligations of contracting authorities and economic operators.


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Practical course in person or remote class
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Ref. APK
  3d - 21h00
1670 € E.T.




This training course introduces you to the main provisions of Luxembourg's new public procurement regulations and the associated procedures. It shows you how to prepare and follow up on these regulations, and how to identify the obligations of contracting authorities and economic operators.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Preparing a contract and choosing the most appropriate award procedure
Draw up the various contract documents and comply with their formal requirements
Analyze and select bids
Awarding and monitoring contracts
Identify the obligations of buyers and holders of public procurement contracts

Intended audience
Public purchasers, sales managers, all employees who have to make a commercial offer to a public purchaser in Luxembourg.

Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Application exercises in sub-groups, case studies followed by interactive discussions.
Teaching methods
This training course is delivered in accordance with the latest public procurement regulations.

Course schedule

1
Know the texts and the main players

  • Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC.
  • Focus on the law of April 8, 2018 on public procurement, published in the JO of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on April 16, 2018.
  • Grand-Ducal regulation of April 8, 2018 implementing the law of April 8, 2018.
  • Grand-Ducal regulation of January 25, 2019, modifying the use of electronic means.
  • Stakeholder roles and responsibilities.
Hands-on work
Discussions on the new public procurement legislation adopted in Luxembourg.

2
Assessing thresholds

  • Thresholds for small-scale public contracts (Book I).
  • Thresholds for large-scale public contracts (Books II and III).
  • Provisions relating to the sector plan.
  • The method for calculating the applicable thresholds.
  • Specific rules for small lots.
Hands-on work
Large-group exercise on calculating thresholds and common mistakes to avoid.

3
Preparing your contract and tendering

  • Exclusions from public procurement contracts.
  • Preventing and detecting conflicts of interest.
  • Securing the drafting of advertising: information to be included, compulsory details...
  • Market allotment.
  • Set-asides.
  • Sustainable development issues.
  • Choice of criteria for judging bids: Favor innovation and the environment.

4
Public procurement procedures

  • Open procedure.
  • Restricted procedure with or without publication of a notice.
  • La procédure négociée sans publicité préalable.
  • Competitive procedure with negotiation.
  • Competitive dialogue.
  • Innovation partnership.
  • Framework agreements.
Hands-on work
Prepare and update a procedure data sheet.

5
Content of the submission file

  • Special specifications for public procurement.
  • The contract and mandatory information.
  • Technical specifications.
  • Price list.
  • The consultation regulations.
  • The Single European Market Document (Dume).
Hands-on work
Pre-submit the Dume via the dedicated website.

6
Room for manoeuvre during the procedure

  • Candidates' request for information.
  • The error on the advertising notice.
  • Modification of the consultation file.

7
Receiving bids

  • The role and composition of the Tender Commission.
  • Opening of bids and examination of applications.
  • Requesting missing documents from candidates.
  • Verification of information provided.
  • Assessment of professional and financial guarantees.
  • Analysis of applications: compliance or rejection.
  • Admissibility of the offer.
Hands-on work
Definition of a control procedure for the receipt of bids.

8
Offer selection

  • Unsuitable, irregular or unacceptable bids.
  • Detecting and dealing with abnormally low bids.
  • Checking prices and analyzing samples, briefs or mock-ups.
  • Social, employment and sustainable development objectives.
  • Receipt of a dematerialized offer.
  • Steering a selection committee.
  • The differences between the declaration "sans suite" and the declaration "d'infructuosité".
Hands-on work
Élaborer des tableaux d'analyse de candidatures. Vérification des critères d'infructuosité d'une procédure de marché public.

9
Completion of the procedure and litigation situations

  • Drafting the presentation report.
  • Risk assessment and compliance.
  • Informing unsuccessful candidates.
  • Certificates of non-obligation.
  • Awarding and signing the contract.
  • Notice of award.
  • Litigation under administrative jurisdiction.
Hands-on work
Case law on public procurement litigation.


Dates and locations

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie
From 18 to 20 March 2026
FR
Luxembourg
Registration
From 3 to 5 June 2026
FR
Luxembourg
Registration
From 5 to 7 October 2026
FR
Luxembourg
Registration
From 7 to 9 December 2026
FR
Luxembourg
Registration

LUXEMBOURG
2026 : 18 Mar., 3 June, 5 Oct., 7 Dec.