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The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022 – now in force

A minor adjustment in procurement law to end 2022 – with major changes due next year. Amendments have been made to Chapter 8 (the rules applicable to below threshold value contracts) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “PCR”) to the minimum value of contracts to which these rules apply… Read More

The Procurement Bill 2022 – new procurements, same old challenges?

Introduction to the Procurement Bill On 12 May 2022, the Procurement Bill was published in the House of Lords and is currently being debated. The intention is for the Bill to make its way through the legislative process and obtain Royal Assent sometime in 2023, with a minimum period of… Read More

New PPN published; Requirements for contracts covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement & the UK-EU Trade & Co-operation Agreement

The second Procurement Policy Note of 2021 was published at the end of last week. PPN 02/21- Requirements for contracts covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement, applies to all contracting authorities and reminds them of the commitments required as a consequence… Read More

Does anything change in terms of your procurement law obligations on 1 January 2021?

And what does the future of NHS commissioning hold? As we all know, the transition period is currently due to expire at 11pm on 31 December 2020. There may be further developments between now and then, but as matters stand, what will the procurement law regulations require as of 1… Read More

Procurement law post Brexit – does anything change for procurement practitioners at 11pm tonight?

At 11 o’clock tonight, the UK will leave the European Union. At that point, the Transition Period will kick in and apply until 31 December 2020. Therefore, on a practical level, nothing changes immediately for procurement professionals once we have left the European Union. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will… Read More

Procurement Policy Note 02/19 – ‘Deal’ and ‘No deal’ Brexit

The Cabinet Office has published Procurement Policy Note (“PPN”) 02/19, which confirms the actions that contracting authorities need to take in the event of a ‘deal’ or a ‘no deal’ Brexit. We summarise the draft advice provided below. ‘Deal’ Brexit The current public procurement framework will continue… Read More

Newsflash: Automatic suspension maintained – first automatic suspension case post NDA

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust & Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council [2018] EWHC 200 (TCC) Hempsons acted on behalf of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the “Trusts”) in resisting an application made by Lancashire County Council… Read More

January/February 2017 Procurement Roundup

We would like to make you aware of several new legal developments that have emerged during the first couple of months of 2017. If you would like to discuss any of these matters with Hempsons’ dedicated procurement team in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Read More