2/28/2025 4:53:53 PM UnpACking procurement: notice overload By Chanel Quigley Priya Kale Transparency is no longer described as a separate principle but is an aim now enshrined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 23). Contracting...
2/28/2025 11:30:14 AM Property is going green (leases) By Hayfa Tejani With 40% of global CO2 emissions coming from the real estate sector, there are increasing concerns about its contribution to greenhouse...
2/27/2025 1:30:11 PM Clear response from Government to findings of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry By Joanne Wright Angela Rayner made an announcement yesterday in Parliament (26 February 2025) introducing the Government’s response to the Phase 2 Report...
2/27/2025 1:26:19 PM Procurement UnpACked: Preparing your markets, and yourselves, for the Competitive Flexible Procedure By Gayle Monk Richard Brooks One of the key changes the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) has introduced is the distilling of the various procedures available under the...
2/20/2025 12:31:56 PM High Court examines new parts of the Building Safety regime By Paul Slinger In a recent case (381 Southwark Park Road RTM Company Limited & Ors v Click St Andrews Ltd & Anr), the High Court has given valuable...
2/20/2025 10:50:31 AM The final curtain for decades-old procurement in England, Northern Ireland and Wales? By Mark Cook As 5.30 pm on Friday 21 February 2025 beckons, councils and other contracting authorities are busy as they seek to launch their last...
2/17/2025 2:50:05 PM Who decides planning applications? By Max Howarth Michael Clohessy Making decisions on planning applications is a function that is split between officers and elected members sitting on planning...
2/17/2025 9:31:03 AM 20 years in family law: Advancing solutions through resolution and arbitration By Chris Lloyd-Smith I have been a family solicitor now for just over 20 years. In that time I have seen many changes in family law and the way we, as...
2/14/2025 2:58:57 PM TUPE transfers: I object! Yes, but why? By Hannah Bollard Lots of TUPE transfers are smooth sailing and for staff, there is no difference to their lives, other than a different logo on the top of...
2/14/2025 2:46:51 PM Procurement UnpACked: Getting in the right 'framework' of mind By Sophie McFie-Hyland Contracting authorities may be pleased to hear that the framework purchasing tool will still be available under the Procurement Act 2023...
2/13/2025 6:28:53 PM Procurement UnpACked: concession contracts under the Procurement Act 2023 By Gayle Monk Alex Lawrence Alongside the demise of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) we see the end of the (perhaps less used but equally exciting)...
2/13/2025 6:23:27 PM Where there's muck there's...plastic - or equivalent By Andrew Millross A case on Belgian sewage pipes may not be of immediate interest to UK procurement practitioners. Let me tell you why it's important....