The latest on draft regulations to implement the Procurement Bill By Katherine Calder, Sarah Foster, The second part of the public consultation on the draft secondary legislation (The Procurement Act…
Case law update: James Waste Management LLP v Essex County Council - Guidance on the modification of public contracts and the application of Regulation 72 By Ed Williams, Katherine Calder, Oliver Crich, In the recent case of James Waste Management LLP v Essex County Council [2023] EWHC 1157 (TCC),…
Cabinet Office consultation on draft regulations to implement the Procurement Bill By Oliver Crich, Katherine Calder, Sarah Foster, Victoria Fletcher Earlier this month, the Cabinet Office confirmed that we could expect the Procurement Bill to…
Procurement case law update: Bromcom v United Learning Trust By Katherine Calder, Ed Williams, A very interesting judgment was handed down in Bromcom Computers PLC v (1) United Learning Trust…
High Court rejects argument that changes to procurement law mean automatic suspension should be maintained By Katherine Calder, , The High Court has rejected a novel argument mounted by an unsuccessful bidder in a prison…
Value for below-threshold advertising requirements corrected for NHS Foundation Trusts By Katherine Calder, Oliver Crich The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (‘SI 2022/1390’) came into force on 21 December…
Procurement Bill 2022: focus on conflicts of interest By Katherine Calder As with many of the clauses set out in the recent Procurement Bill, at first glance the provisions…
Procurement law case update: Veridos - what to do when presented with tenders that appear abnormally low By Ed Williams, Katherine Calder, Oliver Crich A new judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), Case C‑669/20 – Veridos ,…
The Procurement Bill - implied terms in public contracts By Katherine Calder, Sarah Foster, On 7 June 2022, we summarised the key commercial and contract management implications to be…
Procurement law case update: Braceurself Limited v NHS England By Katherine Calder, Oliver Crich, Ed Williams Court finds that a breach of the procurement regulations that changed the outcome of a competition…
The Procurement Bill - some key commercial and contract management implications to be considered By Katherine Calder, Oliver Crich, Victoria Fletcher On 11 May 2022 the Government introduced the Procurement Bill (the “Bill”) into the House of Lords…
Health and Care Act 2022: Preventing modern slavery in NHS supply chains By Katherine Calder, Anne-Marie Gregory Shortly before the Health and Care Bill 2021 (‘the Bill’) was given Royal Assent on 28 April 2022…
Provider Selection Regime: Starter for ten on the supplementary consultation By , Hamza Drabu, Victoria Fletcher, Katherine Calder In our previous briefing, we considered the impact of both the NHS Provider Selection Regime…
Health, social care and the new procurement landscape By Katherine Calder, Victoria Fletcher In the first of our series of 6 briefings focused on the changing procurement landscape, we…
New year, new public procurement thresholds By Katherine Calder, Changes to public procurement thresholds will come into force on 1 January 2022 by virtue of The…
Health and Care Bill 2021: Provider Selection By Katherine Calder, Charlotte Burnett, In the next of our series of briefings on the Health and Care Bill, we look at the Government’s…
Changes to the thresholds to publish on FTS and Contracts Finder for NHS organisations By Katherine Calder On 16 August, amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) came into force that…
Response to the Provider Selection Regime Consultation By Hamza Drabu, Alistair Robertson, Charlotte Burnett, Katherine Calder On 12th February we summarised for you the top 10 takeaways from the Government’s proposals for…
Loosening the ties that bind: new NHS procurement regime proposed By Katherine Calder, Hamza Drabu, Charlotte Burnett, Alistair Robertson, Victoria Fletcher On 12 th February we summarised for you the top 10 takeaways from the Government’s proposals for…
Decisions, Decisions - Contract Award Suspended? By Alistair Robertson, Katherine Calder In its recent judgment in the case of A quila Heywood Ltd v Local Pensions Partnership…