7 JUNE 2019 Blog How to cope with...abandonment No decision to abandon is ever taken lightly and, indeed, you can search for hours in the Regulations and not find an express right to abandon (albeit Regulation 55(1)(b) makes it clear that a decision not to award is permissible) but it is generally regarded as the most pragmatic response to a challenge which may have merit. Share this article
22 MAY 2019 Blog European Court clarifies that emergency ambulance services exempt from the procurement rules In a recent judgment of interest to readers in the health sector (Case C-456/17 Falck Rettungsdienste v Stadt Solingen) the European Court has confirmed that ambulance services which transport patients in medical emergencies are exempt from the scope of the procurement law regime. Share this article
22 MAY 2019 Blog Case law update – a spotlight on equal treatment – AbbVie v NHS England [2019] The issues of equal treatment has been looked at by the Courts on several occasions recently. We look at a recent case from earlier in 2019 on equal treatment and the proper extent of a contracting authority’s discretion, and distil the principles for you. Share this article
22 MAY 2019 Blog New Legislation – The Public Procurement (Electronic Invoices etc.) Regulations 2019 in force from 18 April 2019 In April 2019 the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 were amended to include a new regulation 113A and 113B, implementing the recent EU directive on electronic invoicing. Click here to check your contracts meet the new requirements. Share this article