The Public Procurement Law Association

What The Public Procurement Law Association does

The Public Procurement Law Association (Stowarzyszenie Prawa Zamówień Publicznych, SPZP) is a Polish professional non-profit association (stowarzyszenie) founded on February 3, 2017, by eleven lawyers specializing in public procurement law, public-private partnerships, and concessions for construction works. It operates as a membership-based community for legal professionals, with approximately 55 ordinary individual members and 14 or more supporting corporate members drawn from major international and Polish law firms including Clifford Chance, Dentons, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka, Wardyński i Wspólnicy, WKB, and BSJP. The association is headquartered in Warsaw and is governed by a Management Board and Audit Committee composed of partners and counsel from these firms.

SPZP's product surface consists of professional membership, two standing expert panels (one for contracting authorities, one for contractors), recurring international and national conferences on public procurement law, an annual moot court competition for law students co-organized with the Warsaw Bar Association, and original research publications and position papers distributed through partnerships with C.H. Beck, Rzeczpospolita, and Zamówienia Publiczne DORADCA. The association has built long-term academic partnerships with the University of Warsaw Faculty of Law, University of Silesia, and George Washington University, and engages with regulators through formal submissions to the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology and the European Commission.

The business model is subscription-based membership funding (ordinary members pay an annual fee of 360 PLN) supplemented by conference and event participation, publication revenue, and unstated supporting-member contributions from law firms. SPZP has no external investors, no funding rounds, and does not operate as a commercial entity; its commercial signaling comes instead from regulatory influence, including a European Commission consultation submission ranked in the top 9 of 743 in 2024 and an invitation to participate in the Commission's working group on appeal bodies in 2018.

Name

The Public Procurement Law Association

Legal name

Stowarzyszenie Prawa Zamówień Publicznych

Website

https://stowarzyszeniepzp.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Public Procurement Law Association (Stowarzyszenie Prawa Zamówień Publicznych) is a Warsaw-based Polish non-profit professional association, founded in 2017 by eleven lawyers, that serves legal practitioners, contracting authorities, and contractors through membership, expert panels, conferences, moot court competitions, and policy submissions on public procurement law.

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Product category

Professional Legal Association Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Affairs & Government Relations (MPAAADAE), Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI)

Keywords

• Public procurement law
• Professional legal association
• Legal conferences
• EU procurement policy
• Moot court competitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of 360 PLN for ordinary members. Supporting members (law firms and legal organizations) pay annual fees. Bank account at mBank for membership fee collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Public Procurement Law Association (SPZP) is a Polish non-profit professional association that provides membership services to lawyers and legal professionals specializing in public procurement law. It delivers its offering through annual membership enrollment, international and national conferences on procurement law topics, expert panels for contracting authorities and contractors, an annual moot court competition for law students, and research publications and position papers submitted to Polish and EU legislative consultations.

Product overview

The Public Procurement Law Association (Stowarzyszenie Prawa Zamówień Publicznych - SPZP) is a professional membership organization for Polish public procurement law specialists. The association offers a portfolio of services including professional membership, expert panels for contracting authorities and contractors, international conferences, annual moot court competitions, and research publications. These services work together to promote knowledge exchange, professional ethics, and best practices in public procurement law among legal practitioners, academics, and public institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Association Membership Annual membership in the Public Procurement Law Association for legal professionals specializing in public procurement law, providing access to expert panels, conferences, publications, and participation in legislative consultations. Annual fee 360 PLN for ordinary members.
• Expert Panels (Contracting Authorities and Contractors) Two consultative and advisory bodies bringing together contracting authority and contractor representatives to support the Association's objectives through practical insights and joint projects on public procurement procedures.
• Conference Events International and national conferences on public procurement law topics including EU directives, exclusion grounds, contract modifications, local content policies, and ECJ case analysis, held in cooperation with academic institutions and partner law firms.
• Moot Court Tournament Annual moot court competition 'Legal Representation before the National Appeals Chamber' for law and administration students to practice public procurement dispute resolution. Co-organized with the Public Procurement Law Section of the Warsaw Bar Association.

Quantifiable outcome

• Submission ranked among top 9 out of 743 in EU Consultation Tracker for EU public procurement rules revision
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025Co-organizer of 'Local content in public procurement' international conference held on October 24, 2025. CPK represented by Dr Filip Czernicki (President of Management Board) as panelist.
• ØrstedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025Co-organizer of 'Local content in public procurement' international conference. Ørsted represented by Magdalena Dankowska (Project Procurement Director) as panelist.
• Public Procurement Law Section of Warsaw Bar AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2024Co-organizer of Moot Court tournament 'Legal Representation before the National Appeals Chamber.' Section co-funded 8,000 PLN cash prize and provided jury representative Paulina Sawicka.
• Pro Silesia AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2020Co-organizer of transatlantic conference on contract administration and dispute resolution. Jointly organized with University of Silesia and George Washington University.
• University of Silesia in KatowiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2020Academic partner for transatlantic conference on public procurement contract administration and dispute resolution.
• Fulbright Poland FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 March 2020Conference held under patronage of Fulbright Poland foundation for transatlantic public procurement conference.
• Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2019Association President Aldona Kowalczyk invited to discussion panel on bid rigging at UOKIK conference marking World Competition Day. UOKIK organizes anti-cartel initiatives where Association contributes expertise.
• C.H. Beck Publishing HouseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2019Conference partner for 'Grounds for exclusion' conference. Publishing house partner for distribution of conference materials and reports.
• George Washington UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2019Academic partner for transatlantic conference. Prof. Christopher R. Yukins presented on US suspension and debarment systems as comparative perspective for EU procurement.
• World Bank Office of Suspension and DebarmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2019International expert partner for grounds for exclusion conference. Collin David Swan presented on global perspective of contractor suspension and debarment.
• European Commission Working Group on Appeal BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2018Association representatives (Anna Szymańska, Piotr Bogdanowicz, Wojciech Hartung) invited to participate in working group meeting in Malta on May 4, 2018, to present report on legal protection systems in EU member states.
• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration, Chair of European LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2017Long-term partnership for joint conferences, research projects, and academic events. Co-organized '20 years of Poland in the EU' conference and 'Local content in public procurement' international conference. The Chair Head Prof. Anna Zawidzka-Łojek participates in conference openings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Bar Association (IBA): The largest global organization of legal practitioners, with practice-specific committees including public procurement. Comparable as an overarching legal professional association that overlaps with SPZP's mission of cross-border legal practice development, but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Regional players

• European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA): European-level association for in-house and external corporate lawyers, with practice areas touching procurement and competition law. Comparable as a Europe-focused legal professional association but with a corporate-law rather than public-procurement orientation.
• Naczelna Rada Adwokacka (Polish Bar Council): National self-government of Polish advocates (adwokaci), several of whom are SPZP members and active in public procurement. Comparable as a Polish legal professional body but operating at the full profession level rather than the procurement niche.
• Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych (National Chamber of Legal Advisors): Statutory self-government body of Polish legal advisors (radcowie prawni), many of whom practice procurement law. Comparable as a Polish legal professional membership organization, but with a broader cross-practice remit rather than procurement specialization.

Others

• Polski Związek Pracodawców Budownictwa (Polish Association of Construction Employers): Polish employers' association representing construction contractors that are heavy participants in public procurement. Not a peer association, but an adjacent industry body whose members overlap with SPZP's contracting-side stakeholder community.
• Forum Odbiorców Energii (Energy Buyers Forum): Polish association of large energy and industrial buyers engaged in regulated procurement. Not a legal professional body, but an adjacent buyer-side organization whose members increasingly engage with procurement law specialists in SPZP's network.

Direct peers

• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS): Global professional body for procurement and supply chain professionals offering membership, training, and policy advocacy. Directly comparable as a procurement-focused professional association, though with a broader (commercial procurement) remit and global rather than legal focus.
• World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC): International association for commercial and contract management professionals, covering procurement contracts, negotiation, and law. Comparable as a global membership organization serving practitioners working at the intersection of procurement, contracting, and law.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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