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FAQs for Contracting Authorities and Bidders
A comprehensive list of frequently asked questions for Contracting Authorities and Bidders.
Procurement law post Brexit – does anything change for procurement practitioners at 11pm tonight?
Procurement law post Brexit – does anything change for procurement practitioners at 11pm tonight?
Procurement Law – Summer 2019 Update
This is a round up of some of the more significant decisions you may have missed over the summer holiday period.
Will a “no-deal Brexit” change the position for public procurement law?
As discussed in our previous newsflash (December 2018), the public procurement position post-Brexit is expected, at least initially, to be largely the same as now, whatever the outcome of current debates.
Some Legal Implications of the NHS Long Term Plan
Much has been written about the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan (“LTP”). The NHS Confederation has provided a particularly useful summary. The main focus of the plan is to implement a new service model, with particular focus on the improved access to services, early diagnosis and prevention of certain diseases (including diabetes, strokes, dementia and cancer), and improved access to mental health services for both adults and children. In order to improve access to services, the plan sets out ambitions for better integration between primary, secondary and community services for patients.
Driving Forward System Working – A snapshot of early progress in collaborative commissioning
Hempsons were delighted to input into NHS Providers report on ‘Driving Forward System Working’ which demonstrates that positive progress has been made towards collaborative commissioning at system levels.
Public procurement law post-Brexit
The Government has published the draft “Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”. The draft Regulations mainly deal with housekeeping issues post-Brexit in that they either remove or replace with domestic equivalents, references to the European Union, the Commission and EU Directives in current legislation. The draft Regulations also deal with the administration of any further amendments to procurement legislation.
Case Update: Inadequate Record Keeping Invalidates Contract Award
Hempsons acted on behalf of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the “Trusts”) in successfully challenging Lancashire County Council (the “Council”) in relation to a procurement challenge for the provision of 0 – 19 services.
Newsflash: Hempsons advises 2 NHS Foundation Trusts in successful procurement challenge against Local Authority
Hempsons acted on behalf of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the “Trusts”) in successfully challenging Lancashire County Council (the “Council”) in relation to the award of a contract for the provision of 0 – 19 services.
STPs and integrated care roundup w/c 16 April
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and integrated care.
STPs and accountable care roundup w/c 22 January
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and accountable care.
Fall out from Carillion requires careful consideration
With the news of Carillion’s liquidation, a number of questions arise. From a procurement professional’s perspective, what happens to the contracts will be of paramount importance. It is unlikely to be a simple case of novating the contract to a new provider.
STPs and accountable care roundup w/c 27 November
Hempsons is pleased to bring you the latest in its series of news updates on STPs and accountable care.
Global Digital Exemplars – GDE and procuring technology
In an article in digitalhealth in July 2017, Matthew Swindells, NHS England’s national director for operations and information, was reported as stating at a conference that “At the core of the GDE model is the idea that we should be learning from each other. If the GDE and fast follower model goes well in the future, nobody will run procurements to buy IT systems again”.