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Procurement case law update: Bromcom v United Learning Trust

Procurement case law update: Bromcom v United Learning Trust

A very interesting judgment was handed down in Bromcom Computers PLC v (1) United Learning Trust and (2) United Church Schools Trust shortly before Ch ...

High Court rejects argument that changes to procurement law mean automatic suspension should be maintained

High Court rejects argument that changes to procurement law mean automatic suspension should be maintained

The High Court has rejected a novel argument mounted by an unsuccessful bidder in a prison healthcare claim that the automatic suspension should remai ...

Value for below-threshold advertising requirements corrected for NHS Foundation Trusts

Value for below-threshold advertising requirements corrected for NHS Foundation Trusts

The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (‘SI 2022/1390’) came into force on 21 December 2022.  This corrects anomalies relating to the inclu ...

Procurement Bill 2022: focus on conflicts of interest

Procurement Bill 2022: focus on conflicts of interest

As with many of the clauses set out in the recent Procurement Bill, at first glance the provisions on conflicts of interest appear to be broadly simil ...

Procurement law case update: Veridos - what to do when presented with tenders that appear abnormally low

Procurement law case update: Veridos - what to do when presented with tenders that appear abnormally low

A new judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), Case C‑669/20 – Veridos, provides further guidance on the steps that should be ...

The Procurement Bill - implied terms in public contracts

The Procurement Bill - implied terms in public contracts

On 7 June 2022, we summarised the key commercial and contract management implications to be considered pursuant to the Procurement Bill (the “Bill”). ...

Procurement law case update:  Braceurself Limited v NHS England

Procurement law case update: Braceurself Limited v NHS England

Court finds that a breach of the procurement regulations that changed the outcome of a competition was not sufficiently serious to justify an award of ...

The Procurement Bill - some key commercial and contract management implications to be considered

The Procurement Bill - some key commercial and contract management implications to be considered

On 11 May 2022 the Government introduced the Procurement Bill (the “Bill”) into the House of Lords. The Bill follows on from December 2020’s Green Pap ...

Health and Care Act 2022: Preventing modern slavery in NHS supply chains

Health and Care Act 2022: Preventing modern slavery in NHS supply chains

Shortly before the Health and Care Bill 2021 (‘the Bill’) was given Royal Assent on 28 April 2022 and became the Health and Care Act 2022 (‘the Act’), ...

Provider Selection Regime: Starter for ten on the supplementary consultation

Provider Selection Regime: Starter for ten on the supplementary consultation

In our previous briefing, we considered the impact of both the NHS Provider Selection Regime (“PSR”) (part of the Health and Care Bill) and the Govern ...