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Public procurement: preparing a public contract

Our public procurement lawyers talk through preparing a public contract.

Public procurement: frameworks and DPS

In this recorded webinar - first presented in March 2022 as part of our 5 in 25 procurement series - Jenny Beresford-Jones, Shailee Howard and Claire Gamage focus on Framework Agreements and Dynamic Purchasing systems.

Remedies Directive 'transitional provisions'

The amended Remedies Directive comes into force on 20 December 2009. The new rules include more detail on the content of award decision notices sent to bidders, and a new power for courts to make public contracts ineffective in certain circumstances.

New requirement - payment of sub-contractors within 30 days

The OGC has recently published guidance on the new requirement (announced in the recent Budget) for all public contracts to include a requirement that suppliers of goods and services must pay their sub-contractors within 30 days.

Coalition Government - new transparency measures

This announcement about the coalition government's new initiative to increase transparency will be of interest to all those involved in public sector procurement in particular the new requirement to publicise details of all central government contracts valued over £10,000 and all local government contracts valued over £500.

CCP decision: Four year exclusive framework agreement breaches NHS competition rules

The CCP has recently decided that a decision of the North West Specialist Commissioning Team (NWSCT) to award a four year exclusive framework agreement breached the Principles and Rules of Co-operation and Competition (PRCC).

Andrew Lansley confirms latest position following the pause

Andrew Lansley spoke at the Commissioning 2011 conference this morning to confirm the latest changes following the pause.

First application for Declaration of Ineffectiveness fails

Readers will probably be aware that the Remedies Directive made available a new remedy to claimants known as a 'declaration of ineffectiveness'. Briefly, this allows the court to overturn an awarded contract in three specific situations...

All White Now

Those attending the annual White Paper Conference on procurement law last week were treated to an insight from leading commentators into the likely future direction of procurement law. Predictions of future developments included...

Delay in establishment of local Healthwatch

The initial timetable had been to establish all local Healthwatch bodies by October this year. On Tuesday 3 January, however, the Department of Health announced that Following feedback from local authorities and Local Involvement Networks (LINks) they now have until April 2013 to work with local health experts and volunteers to establish the local Healthwatch.

Mind your PQQs - new mandatory policy note issued

As part of a series of measures intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to compete for government contracts, the Cabinet Office published a new Procurement Policy Note earlier this month specifying that...