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The Procurement Bill 2022 – new procurements, same old challenges?
Procurement Bill 2022 published
Hempsons welcomes new procurement partner Tim Dennis
PPN 01/22 Published: Contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus
PPN 01/22 was published on 28 March 2022 to provide guidance as to how contracting authorities can further cut ties with companies backed by the states of Russia and Belarus.
NHS England Guidance on applying net zero and social value in procurement
In March 2022, NHS England published guidance to extend the principles within PPN 06/20 to ensure the consistent approach of all In-scope Organisations to apply net zero and social value to the commissioning and purchase of goods and services by NHS organisations.
Newsflash: Provider Selection Regime: supplementary consultation on the detail of proposals for regulations
Andrew Daly comments on the DHSC launched a supplementary consultation on the detail of proposals for Provider Selection Regime regulations published on 21 February 2022.
PPN 09/21: Updated position of the value thresholds for publication on Contracts Finder for NHS Foundation Trusts
PPN 09/21: Updated position of the value thresholds for publication on Contracts Finder for NHS Foundation Trusts
Updated thresholds for public procurements to be applied from 1 January 2022
The financial thresholds for the application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will change from 1 January 2022. The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/1221) set out the position.
Foundation Trusts and NHS England will need to apply a lower procurement threshold from 16 August 2021
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (the “Amendment Regulations”) have been published.
New PPN Published: update to legal and policy requirements to publish procurement information on Contracts Finder
PPN 07/21 was published on 24 June 2021 and provides consolidated guidance that reminds public bodies of the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) to publish information about opportunities and awards over certain low value thresholds on Contracts Finder.
New PPN’s Published; National Procurement Policy Statement & Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans
The fifth and sixth Procurement Policy Notes of 2021 have been published.
GPAR 2021 published. Is anything changing?
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/573) (GPAR 2021) have been published and will come into force on 11 June 2021.
When is a lease caught by the public procurement rules?
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has recently considered the distinction between a lease (not caught by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR)), and a public works contract (that could be caught by the PCR if it is over the relevant threshold and not otherwise exempt).
New PPN published; Requirements for contracts covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement & the UK-EU Trade &...
The second Procurement Policy Note of 2021 was published at the end of last week.