Pre-procurement considerations

What does the Procurement Act mean for pre-procurement considerations? In this webinar, recorded as part of our Five in Twenty Five procurement law video series, our procurement experts draw out five key points to illustrate the impact of the Act on current practice.

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Recorded on 27 September 2023. Countdown to the Procurement Act. For the first of these we look at what the Act means for pre-procurement considerations, drawing out five key points to illustrate the impact of the Act on current practice.

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Key questions and answers

Several questions were raised during the session, which we have anonymised and answered below. 

Please note that the responses provided represent the general views of the public procurement team at Mills & Reeve, however they should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to a particular scenario/matter. If you require specific legal advice, our procurement team would be happy to discuss this further with you.

In this note, our view is based on the latest available draft of the Procurement Bill as at the date of this webinar. Readers should note that the Bill and draft regulations currently being consulted on are not yet in final form. The position set out in this note is subject to change.

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