Procurement of freelance services, in particular architectural and specialist planning services

Procurement of freelance services, in particular architectural and specialist planning services

Janko Geßner

Lecture

Event on: 24.11.2026

Time: 10:00 - 16:45

Speaker: Rechtsanwalt Janko Geßner
Organiser: GermanLawyerAcademy

Content of the event

The seminar deals with the awarding of planning and consulting services for

architects and engineers. This involves services based on the HOAI, but also project management services and other consultancy services.

 

What are the focal points?
  • Threshold calculation for planning services

  • Types of procedure, in particular requirements for the negotiated procedure

  • Organisation of the procedure, in particular lots and 20 % contingent

  • Requirements for tender documents

  • Suitability test, material requirements and evidence

  • Deadlines

  • Negotiating: about what and how?

  • Evaluation criteria, relationship to HOAI

  • Contract design

  • Costs and remuneration

  • Sub-threshold awards

The brains behind the event.

Janko Geßner

is a Rechtsanwalt lawyer specialising in administrative law and a founding partner of DOMBERT Rechtsanwälte. He has been working for Rechtsanwalt since 2000 and heads the public procurement practice group. He specialises in advising public clients. He regularly publishes and lectures on current topics. He is a lecturer on public procurement law at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg.

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