26 MAY 2016 Guess which Member States are on the naughty step The European Commission has requested 21 Member States to transpose in full one or more of the three directives on public procurement and concessions (Directives 2014/23/EC 2014/24/EC 2014/25/EC) into national law. Read more Share this article procedures
30 MARCH 2016 Publish your payment performance statistics or be shopped! The obligation stems from Regulation 113 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which requires contracting authorities to include in their contracts provisions for payment of suppliers within 30 days of the date of a valid undisputed invoice. Share this article
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 24 MARCH 2016 We've waited for ages, now three come along at once! Last week saw the publication of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 and the unwieldy sounding Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016. Share this article
24 FEBRUARY 2016 Five reasons why Brexit is unlikely to spell the end of procurement regulation in the UK The growing clamour for so-called 'Brexit' from senior Conservative cabinet ministers, and Boris Johnson, has added an urgent reality to the possibility of the UK severing its ties with the European Union. Share this article
20 JANUARY 2016 The European Single Procurement Document in force from 26 January 2016 - what do you need to do? It is effectively a form a self-certification of good standing that the bidder does not fall within any of the exclusionary grounds and has the necessary economic/financial standing and technical and professional ability. Share this article
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 22 DECEMBER 2015 I'm Dreaming Of A .... legal direct award? This week, we've been looking through a log of all queries received by our Procurement Portal helpline over 2015, looking for any discernible 'themes'. Share this article
21 DECEMBER 2015 New Scottish case: ineffectiveness declaration made We have recently had judgment in a Scottish case where an ineffectiveness declaration has been made which, to our knowledge, is the first of its kind: Lightways (Contractors) Ltd v Inverclyde Council [2015] CSOH 169. Share this article
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 4 DECEMBER 2015 New OJEU Forms Published Yesterday, the European Commission's new forms for use under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 went live on the SIMAP website. The Crown Commercial Service has also published a policy note on the topic. Share this article
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 27 NOVEMBER 2015 New Thresholds from 1 January 2016 Here are the new thresholds for the application of the various public procurement regimes come into force on 1 January 2016. Share this article
POSTED BY KEVIN CALDER | 16 NOVEMBER 2015 Procurement Monopoly in Park Lane Sitting in a room full of the UK's leading public procurement lawyers on Friday at the annual November procurement conference it almost felt like White Paper have a monopoly on procurement seminars. Share this article
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