Jacek Liput

Practice Areas

Specializing in comprehensive legal services for procurement processes, including public procurement law, civil tenders, military procurement, and EU tenders.

He also handles public-private partnerships (PPP), competition law, state aid, and general civil, commercial and corporate law.

In his practice, he advises both contracting authorities and contractors not only during the tender process but also in the preparation of proceedings and execution of concluded agreements. His work includes:

- Preparing and reviewing tender documentation

- Providing recommendations on bid rejection, contractor exclusion, bid selection, and tender cancellations

- Assisting bidders with bid submission

- Supporting clients during negotiations and representing them before the National Board of Appeals and courts

- Assisting clients during inspections by the President of the Public Procurement Office and conducting audits of tender proceedings

He has advised on multi-billion-dollar tender proceedings across sectors such as ICT, energy, oil & gas, construction and infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and medical, and defense.

Jacek has been involved in high-profile projects, including:

- Implementation of IT systems

- Construction of power units

- Oil and natural gas exploration and extraction (including shale gas)

- Road and highway construction, as well as stadiums for EURO 2012

- Construction of waste incineration plants

- Tenders for specialized medical equipment for hospitals

- Large-scale military procurements, including the high-profile multi-role helicopter tender for the Polish army

Career

A legal counsel with nearly 20 years of professional experience, Jacek combines over a decade at a major international law firm (CMS Cameron McKenna, 2007–2017) with experience as an in-house lawyer in the telecommunications sector. He currently heads the Public Procurement and Labor Law Practices at GP Partners.

Professional Memberships

- Warsaw Bar (Attorney-at-law, Radca prawny)

- Polish Public Procurement Association

Publications

- Ograniczanie zatorów płatniczych Praktyczny przewodnik (Guide to Reducing Payment Backlogs), Wolters Kluwer 2020, editor https://www.profinfo.pl/sklep/ograniczanie-zatorow-platniczych-praktyczny-przewodnik,129991.html

- Elektronizacja zamówień publicznych w praktyce (Digitization of Public Procurement), Wolters Kluwer 2020, contributor

https://www.profinfo.pl/sklep/elektronizacja-zamowien-publicznych-w-praktyce,138689.html

Work Highlights

- Represented an aircraft supplier in a EUR 3 billion tender for the supply of multi-role helicopters for the Polish Army, conducted by the Armament Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense.

- Represented a global ICT company in a EUR 2 billion tender for the construction of the ERTMS/GSM-R system infrastructure on railway lines managed by PKP PLK, including representation in proceedings before the National Appeal Chamber (KIO).

- Advised a foreign company exploring shale gas in Poland (contracting authority) on public procurement matters, overseeing multiple tenders conducted simultaneously across several licensed areas.

- Provided public procurement advice to a Polish energy company (contracting authority) regarding the construction of a EUR 1.5 billion power plant unit.

- Provided strategic legal opinions on public aid for a critical infrastructure operator (airports in Poland).

Languages Spoken

- Polish

-English

Awards