What Is a Review Body (Nachprüfungsinstanz, Germany)?
This is a German procurement term. The authority or court that, on application, reviews procurement decisions above the threshold values.
What is the Nachprüfungsinstanz?
The body that reviews procurement decisions above the EU thresholds on application: the procurement chamber in the first instance and the procurement senate on appeal.
Are there review bodies below the thresholds?
Not in the same sense. Some states have procurement review offices that can mediate, but they cannot bind the buyer.
Which chamber is competent?
The federal chambers at the Bundeskartellamt for federal buyers, and the state chambers for state and municipal buyers.
