Latest blogs on procurement law

On Thursday 30 September PPN 06/21 comes into force. Under it, suppliers bidding for large central government contracts will be assessed on their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. We look at the policy and actions to take now.

In the third of our highly regarded procurement short webinar series, Claire Gamage and Jenny Beresford-Jones (both specialist lawyers in our public procurement team) have set themselves the task of answering “Five in Twenty-Five”. Please join us!

The list of Central Government Authorities at Schedule 1 to the PCR 2015 is updated from August 16th 2021. NHS Foundation Trusts are now expressly listed as central government authorities and therefore subject to the lower financial threshold. Other authorities should check the revised list to confirm their status.

On 6 July (12:00 - 13:00), Mills and Reeve are teaming up with Public Health England to deliver a webinar overview of the call-off terms and conditions, including the ordering process, under the new National Microbiology Framework.

A useful new PPN 07/21 has been published, setting out new guidance around publication of information to Contracts Finder, together with answers to some frequently asked questions.

The government has recently published a couple of procurement policy notes - one containing the National Procurement Policy statement and the other on how suppliers' carbon reduction plans should be taken into account when procuring major government contracts.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are being amended to reflect the UK's procurement obligations under the GPA and various international trade deals.

New draft procurement regulations are expected to be published later this year, with the possibility of a new procurement law regime coming into force in 2022.

On 29 April, Shailee Howard and Jenny Beresford-Jones will be presenting a bite-size webinar on making the most of social value in public procurement