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...
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...
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...
05 Dec, 2023 Knowledge drops on the Procurement Act released By Steven Brunning The Government Commercial Function has just released three sets of high-level ‘Knowledge Drops’ designed to provide an overview of the...
20 Nov, 2023 The Procurement Act has landed By Steven Brunning As you may have seen in my previous blog, nearly three years since the Cabinet Office began its Green Paper consultation, the Procurement...
27 Oct, 2023 The Procurement Act has landed…and more procurement news By Steven Brunning Yesterday, nearly three years since the Cabinet Office began its Green Paper consultation, the Procurement Act 2023 received royal...
21 Sep, 2023 £130 million fine for excessive price of hydrocortisone tablets By Emma Watt The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has recently upheld the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) finding that pharmaceutical...
05 Jul, 2023 Using powers and policies to make municipal enterprise a success By Mark Cook This may be obvious, but councils have been active in entrepreneurial activity within their functions for a very long time. I get...
19 Jun, 2023 Cabinet Office consults on secondary legislation to sit under Procurement Bill By Steven Brunning The Cabinet Office has today published Part I of its consultation on secondary legislation required to implement the new public...
12 Jun, 2023 Procurement Bill faces further delays By Andrew Millross The Cabinet Office has advised that the planned implementation date for the new procurement regime is now October 2024. The third reading...
09 Jun, 2023 General change clause not sufficient By Andrew Millross The James Waste case* concerned whether a temporary change to a waste contract was permitted under Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts...