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17 July

Much of the coverage of the changes being brought in by the Procurement Act 2023 focuses on the competitive tendering procedures which precede the award of public contracts. Less attention... Read More

25 April

Can you exclude a non-compliant bid from a tender process? We look at a recent case that examined the lawfulness of rejecting a bid on the grounds of non-compliance with the... Read More

8 February

The road to the Procurement Act 2023 was certainly long and winding and whilst the Procurement Bill received the long-awaited Royal Assent in October 2023, procurement practitioners are not home... Read More

6 February

What is the new procurement regime for health services in England? On 1st January 2024, the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the "PSR Regulations") came into force. The... Read More

27 October

The Procurement Bill has now finished its Parliamentary journey and received Royal Assent yesterday, becoming the Procurement Act 2023. The Procurement Act will transform how public bodies procure works, goods... Read More

25 September

To achieve transparency, the new Procurement Act (when the Bill is given Royal Assent and comes into force, which is likely to be no sooner than October 2024) will require... Read More