The proposals concerning dynamic purchasing systems (DPS) and framework agreements are the most disappointing aspect of the procurement Green Paper, writes Andrew Millross.

Jenny Beresford-Jones examines a procurement policy note, effective from the beginning of April, on taking account of a bidder’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts.

Kieran McGaughey provides a local authority view on the transparency obligations contained in the procurement Green Paper.

What do the Westminster and Good Law Project cases tell us about the courts’ attitude to procurement post-Covid? Léonie Cowen explains.

Andrew Millross examines the proposals in relation to the selection (prequalification) of tenderers contained in the Green Paper: Transforming Public Procurement.

Andrew Millross examines a proposal in the Green Paper: Transforming public procurement to change the basis of contract awards from “most economically advantageous tender” (MEAT) to “most advantageous tender” (MAT).

Rob Hann and Juli Lau outline Sharpe Pritchard’s response to the Government’s Green Paper on reforming the ‘outdated’ public procurement regime.

The Commercial Court has reviewed the test for reliance/inducement for misrepresentation by conduct in a case brought by local authorities against a major bank. Tim Lord QC and Kyle Lawson analyse the judgment.

In this article Rob Hann, Sharpe Pritchard’s Head of Local Government, takes a look at what isn’t covered in the recent Green Paper on Transforming the UK’s Public Procurement rules, namely the exception contained in regulation 12 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), commonly referred to as the Teckal exemption and asks whether Teckal is ‘fit for purpose’ in a post Brexit, post…

David Mitchell examines a recent ruling that the late publication of coronavirus contracts by the Department of Health and Social Care was unlawful.

In a second briefing on the Government's Green Paper, Andrew Millross looks at the proposal for a new "body" to oversee procurement practice by all contracting authorities and the issues it raises for those bodies outside central government.

Public procurement has never had such a high profile as it has in recent months and most especially since the decision in Good Law Project and Others v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ([2021] EWHC 346 (Admin)). However, in practice, has anything changed?

When it comes to development contracts and disputes, what are the issues? Claire Acklam explains.

The recent case of ABC Electrification Limited v Network Infrastructure Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 1645 saw legal practitioners jousting over the definition of a solitary word – namely, “default”. In this case regarding the scope of ‘Disallowed Costs’ in a common rail industry contract, the Court of Appeal issued a stark reminder to contractors that the meaning of individual words can be the…

Colin Ricciardello examines a recent case where an authority sought to end an automatic contract making suspension by withdrawal of the decision to award the contract.

The Cabinet Office has published its first Procurement Policy Note (PPN) of 2021 – PPN 01/21: Procurement in an Emergency. Fran Mussellwhite analyses what it says.

Amy Callahan-Page sets out the key points from a recent High Court ruling on risk allocation between a council and a leisure centre operator.

Andrew Millross looks at the proposal in the Government's Green Paper: Transforming public procurement to set out 'public procurement principles' in the proposed legislation.

Following a recent High Court case which focused on limitation and communication issues in the post-Covid homeworking context, Gwendoline Davies and Lynsey Oakdene emphasise the importance of acting clearly and quickly when it comes to any potential procurement challenge.

Louis Sebastian analyses a High Court dispute between a council and a leisure centre provider over where losses arising from closure of facilities during the current coronavirus pandemic fall.