The long-awaited Procurement Bill goes before Parliament: 10 key features

23 May, 2022
The post below was first published on our Public Law blog The much-anticipated Procurement Bill was laid before the UK Parliament on 11 May and has already received its first reading in the House of Lords.   Once enacted, the Bill will overhaul the existing regulations governing the award of public and utility contracts in the … Read more

COURTS CONSIDER LEGALITY OF PROCUREMENT DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THE PANDEMIC

31 January, 2022
The post below was first published on our Public Law blog. Two recent judgments have been handed down, relating to allegations of breach of procurement rules by campaign organisation The Good Law Project against the Government. Both judgments related to procurement decisions made during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic: The High Court held that the … Read more

First EU draft of the Future Relationship

16 March, 2020
A first EU draft of the Future Relationship between the UK and the EU has emerged.  It is a Commission draft that has been sent to Member States and the European Parliament for consultation (available here) and may therefore change considerably.  The UK government had announced that it would produce a draft in time for … Read more