Procurement subject to an agreed common procurement law

A joint procurement where the participating authorities agree which procurement law applies.

In a joint procurement, the participating authorities can agree which procurement law will govern the procedure. That fixes in advance whether the process follows federal law or the law of one of the participating authorities.

An agreed common procurement law can make better use of resources and provide greater legal certainty. It avoids uncertainty about the rules that govern a mixed procurement.

For bidders, this matters because it determines deadlines, remedies, and part of the substantive rule set for the procedure.