BAHR
Client SatisfactionFull-service firm BAHR supports both public and private contracting authorities with the complete range of public procurement-related expertise. The team has a particular focus on healthcare and pharmaceutical sector procurements, often representing major international corporates. The team is co-headed by Beret Sundet, who routinely handles public procurement matters in the life sciences industry, and Arne Torsten Andersen, who is well-versed in all public procurement and EU/EEA matters as well as EFTA and ECHR litigation. Jan Einar Barbo and Sam E. Harris both focus on construction procurements, while Daniel Sipos has experience handling procurement issues in the rail and road sectors.
Testimonials
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‘BAHR has significant expertise and experience in assisting with public procurements.'
‘Beret Sundet has for many years been our lead adviser in Norway, and has been instrumental in various challenges we have been facing with the national tender system where she applied all her technical knowledge and experience both from national and EU perspective on competition law, public procurement rules, and public administration law. Highly recommended for procurement challenges within the pharmaceutical sector.’
‘I really appreciate working with Arne Torsten Andersen. He is always responsive and delivers high quality in time.’
Key clients
- GlaxoSmithKline
- MSD
- Eli Lilly
- Novartis
- Biogen
- AstraZeneca
- Fortum Oslo Varme
- Norconsult
- NRK
- TV2
- Discovery Networks Norway
- Nordic Entertainment Group
- Reitan Convenience
- Cushman Wakefield
- Ministry of Transportation
- Bane NOR
- Statsbygg
- Norconsult Informasjonssystemer AS
- VR-Group
- Norsk Tipping AS
- Hav Eiendom AS
- Nobina Norge AS
- Troms Holding AS /Troms Kraft AS
- Statnett SF
- Norwegian Federation of Industries
- Municipality of Oslo (Vann-og avløpsetaten)
- Troms og Finnmark County Municipality
- KODE kunstmuseer og komponisthjem
- Aker Carbon Capture
- Amgen
Work highlights
- Acting for Norsk Tipping AS in relation to a procurement claim brought by Maltese-based gaming company EveryMatrix Ltd. concerning the award of Norsk Tipping’s ID and payment platform, which was awarded to Norwegian company BuyPass AS.
- Acting for the Norwegian Federation of Industries (Norsk Industri) in a case before the EFTA Surveillance Authority concerning the award of exclusive rights in the waste sector.
- Provided ongoing public procurement advice to the municipality of Oslo in relation to its very substantial and high-profile water supply project, with a value of around NOK30bn.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Beret Sundet, Arne Torsten Andersen