All you need to know about Procurement Reform
The Procurement Bill is making its way through parliament. It is expected to become law in early 2023 and represents the most significant shake-up to procurement law and practice for a generation.
We have been at the forefront of procurement law for many years and here we bring together in one place key resources and our insights on this crucial development.
Addleshaw Goddard's market-leading procurement specialists offer unrivalled non-contentious and contentious capability and experience, with this practice area consistently ranked in Band 1 of the Chambers UK directory. You can find out more about our procurement team here. If you have any queries on how the reforms may affect you, one of our team would be delighted to help.
Read our insightsProcurement Bill Timeline
Latest developments
– 30 June 2022: Cabinet Office sets out transparency ambition for new procurement regime – see here
– 26 May 2022: Amendments to Bill proposed (see here for running list of amendments)
– 25 May 2022: Second reading in House of Lords
– 11 May 2022: Procurement Bill introduced to parliament. First reading in House of Lords
– 6 December 2021: Response to Green Paper published by Cabinet Office
– 15 December 2020: Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement published by Cabinet Office
Featured article
Resolving disputes more quickly? We'll still watch this space
The next of our detailed posts on the Bill looks at changes for procurement challenges; time limits, remedies and increased transparency on contract award from the authorities. So, what is changing, and what impact might those changes have?
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Articles, Insights & Key Contacts
CONTRACT CHANGE – SOME GOOD STUFF BUT OPPORTUNITIES MISSED?
The second of our detailed posts on the Bill looks at the rules which allow a contract to be modified without the need to follow a procurement law-compliant process: as those used to dealing with procurement law will know, if a contract is substantially modified then that is treated as if a new contract had been awarded. What are the changes and what impact are they likely to have?
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What bidders and suppliers need to know
This article explores the most important changes for bidders and suppliers and we provide our tips on what bidders should be doing, and when.
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First reflections
This article sets out our initial reflections on the Procurement Bill. Insights covered include: difference in language compared to EU directives; contract management; auto-suspension; frameworks; treatment of private utilities; and changes which have not made it.
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Insights Coming Soon:
- Notices and procedures
- Private utilities
- Debarment