23 Apr, 2024 The Procurement Act 2023 – Go live date released plus transitional guidance By Steven Brunning The Cabinet Office has confirmed that they are working towards a ‘go-live’ date for the Procurement Act of Monday 28 October 2024. This...
10 Apr, 2024 PPN 03/24 withdraws use of PAS 91 and updates SQ By Andrew Millross The Crown Commercial Service has replaced Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 3/23 with a new PPN and new Standard Selection Questionnaire...
10 Apr, 2024 New employee contribution bands for LGPS By Doug Mullen The annual change to the contributions bands for employees in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has been announced. Employers...
08 Apr, 2024 Increase in housing county court Fees from May 2024 By Helen Tucker Following a consultation last year, the Government has issued its response to the consultation on 1 April 2024, which can be found here....
28 Mar, 2024 Court extends the burden on contracting authorities in drafting standstill letters By Andrew Millross I have just read the case of OCS Group UK Limited v Community Health Partnerships Limited. It concerned an application for the disclosure...
27 Mar, 2024 Procurement Act 2023 guidance - the revelation commences... By Mark Cook Helpful guidance is now beginning to emerge from the Cabinet Office, ‘covering subjects from transitional arrangements and covered...
19 Feb, 2024 Brace yourselves: The bar has been raised for recovering damages in public procurement claims By Amy Callahan-Page In a successful procurement claim, one of the forms of relief commonly sought is the recovery of damages. Where the automatic suspension...
19 Feb, 2024 Expansion of Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme By Adriana Klincova Announced last week, the expansion of the existing Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme (AHGS) to a £6bn fund, will support both new...
07 Feb, 2024 Technology in the public sector: guidance on using AI safely and securely By Emma Watt On 18 January 2024, the Cabinet Office and Central Digital and Data Office jointly published the Generative AI Framework for HM...
23 Jan, 2024 Local authority companies: dissolution v dormancy By Matt Marsh In exercising its shareholder or member function in respect of a subsidiary company a local authority will be assessing the performance...
22 Jan, 2024 New guidance on Public Sector Equality Duty By Sarah Harnett The PSED, or Public Sector Equality Duty, is a set of rules that public authorities in the UK must follow when exercising their functions...
16 Jan, 2024 Government tweaks statutory paternity leave provisions By Libby Hubbard As we anticipate some flurries of snow this week, so the flurry of employment-related legislation continues! This latest offering, draft...