3/24/2025 7:34:37 PM Duty to prevent sexual harassment; equalities watchdog is taking it seriously By Anna Dabek McDonalds is back in our headlines. The BBC has recently reported on the alarming rates of sexual harassment of its staff rising to such...
3/21/2025 4:19:57 PM Procurement UnpACked: health and social care procurement - what does good look like? By Sophie McFie-Hyland The commissioning of social care has taken place during times of budgetary constraints and considerable demand for decades, where...
3/20/2025 1:34:00 PM Procurement UnpACked - Below threshold contracts By Mark Cook In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore the new rules for procuring below-threshold contracts following the enactment of the Procurement...
3/10/2025 9:45:45 AM Changes to Service Charge Consultation Regulations in England and Wales from 24 February 2025 By Penny Bournes The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act), which came into force on 24 February 2025, introduces changes that will impact landlords when...
3/7/2025 5:04:31 PM Modifying public contracts – Staying alert to two regimes By Alex Lawrence In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore how contracting authorities should approach modifying public contracts following the Procurement...
3/7/2025 9:35:41 AM Hello Respect Orders, goodbye ASBIs? By Helen Tucker The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 was introduced to Parliament on 25 February and introduces Respect Orders. These are proposed to tackle...
3/4/2025 12:47:50 PM Leasehold Reform – small steps now, huge steps in the future By Emma Hardman On 3 March 2025, changes in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LFRA 2024) intended to enable leaseholders to more easily...
3/3/2025 9:22:25 AM Reflections on Procurement Act Live: Key takeaways and insights By Amy Callahan-Page After attending the many insightful sessions at Procurement Act Live last week, I’ve been reflecting on the key messages that emerged...
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...
2/27/2025 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...