E-Invoices - are you ready? By Alison Walton, Hannah Chapelhow, Victoria Fletcher, Mary Mundy Mandatory e-invoicing is upon us! From 18 April 2019 central contracting authorities have been…
The NHS Long Term Plan - Procurement and Competition By Mary Mundy The NHS Long Term Plan raises some interesting issues for anyone involved in procurement and…
The NHS Long Term Plan - our view on the proposed legislative changes By Nigel Montgomery, Hamza Drabu, Alistair Robertson, Anne Crofts, Mary Mundy The long awaited NHS Long Term Plan has been published…
First declaration of ineffectiveness granted and some clarity on developments at last By Alison Walton, Hannah Chapelhow, Mary Mundy, Victoria Fletcher In a landmark decision of the Court of Appeal, the procurement world has seen the first declaration…
The question of incumbent advantage By Alison Walton, Hannah Chapelhow, Mary Mundy, Victoria Fletcher One of the key obligations in public procurement law is equal treatment…
When is your arrangement a concession contract? By Alison Walton, Hannah Chapelhow, Victoria Fletcher, Mary Mundy With public authorities under increasing budgetary pressure, schemes such a leasing floor space for…
CCS guidance to suppliers on GDPR By Mary Mundy, Sophie Devlin The Crown Commercial Service ("CCS") has issued a guide to CCS suppliers about the actions they…
CCG Newsletter - Edition Five By Charlotte Burnett, Mary Mundy, Welcome to the Fifth Edition of our Clinical Commissioning Group Newsletter…
Procurement Alert: Court refuses to lift automatic suspension where other health services could be affected By Alison Walton, Mary Mundy, Hannah Chapelhow, Alistair Robertson, Tim Dennis Recently, the Court refused to lift an automatic suspension in a procurement challenge brought by…
Estates outsourcing or insourcing in the NHS? By Andrea Proudlock, Louise Watson-Jones, Mary Mundy, Anne Crofts When a contractor goes into liquidation, a replacement contractor will need to be procured by the…
Be prepared - top tips for procurement teams in the wake of Carillion By Alison Walton, Mary Mundy, Hannah Chapelhow In the wake of the Carillion liquidation news last week, procurement teams are understandably…
Procurement and Carillion - the alternatives for the public sector By Alison Walton, Mary Mundy, Hannah Chapelhow It has been hard to avoid the news this week of Carillion group companies going into liquidation…
Are your contracts GDPR compliant? PPN published in relation to new data protection legislation By Mary Mundy, Sophie Devlin The Crown Commercial Service ("CCS") has published a Procurement Policy Note ("PPN") in relation to…
NHS Improvement publishes updated transactions guidance By Charlotte Burnett, Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu, Louise Watson-Jones, Alistair Robertson, Mary Mundy, Updated transactions guidance has been published by NHS Improvement ("NHSI") ( Transactions…
Contracting for collaboration and efficiency By Charlotte Burnett, Hamza Drabu, Louise Watson-Jones, Mary Mundy Collaboration means many different things to different people in the NHS…
A guide to procurement and competition in healthcare By Mary Mundy DAC Beachcroft Associate Mary Mundy advises commissioners and providers on how to overcome…
New procurement case confirms that evaluation is a serious business! By Alison Walton, Mary Mundy, Tim Dennis, Alistair Robertson, Victoria Fletcher Contracting Authorities and their evaluators are reminded once again of how important it is to…
Can post EU Referendum price hikes be forced upon Trusts? By Mary Mundy A number of Trusts are facing the threat of price increases in their supply contracts as a result…
First practical guidance on how to successfully implement new models of care By Anne Crofts, Mary Mundy, Hamza Drabu When it comes to the strategic issues around integrating health and social care services, what's…
Changes to consortium bidders during a procurement – can you allow this? By Alison Walton, Mary Mundy A recent case in the CJEU has shed some light on whether an authority is permitted to allow…
Brexit: should procurement professionals tear up the rule book? By Mary Mundy Clearly the one thing on most peoples' minds at the moment is Brexit and what it means for their…
New Models of Care: Navigating the procurement landscape By Mary Mundy Procurement in the context of New Models of Care is getting a great deal of airtime at the moment…
Part six: Recommendations By Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu, Mary Mundy Read our summary of recommendations around how to take the next steps on the road to realising the…
Part five: The leadership view By Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu, Mary Mundy We asked five leaders from across the health and social care landscape to give us their views on…
Part four: Procurement and competition By Mary Mundy Providers and commissioners are faced with putting in place whole new models of care within very…
The Route to Integrated Healthcare By Anne Crofts, Mary Mundy, Hamza Drabu Providing the first practical examples of how to deliver the NHS Five Year Forward View, DAC…
Procurement in Health Seminar Series: 7 June - Leeds, 21 June - London, 6 July - Newcastle By Mary Mundy You are invited to join DAC Beachcroft for an exclusive training session focusing on Procurement in…
Location location location: Can you specify one in a procurement? By Mary Mundy A recent Advocate General's opinion has cast doubt on a body's ability to require delivery in a…
Special Focus on Health: The New Regulations Series #8 By Anne Crofts, Mary Mundy In this briefing we look at the impact of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the new…
