All Public procurement articles
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NewsGeorge Osborne think-tank launches pro-HS2 ‘review’
Mace chief executive is also on the board of Northern Powerhouse Partnership
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NewsNext major framework set to be worth more than £7bn, says Scape boss
Scape chief executive Mark Robinson has told Building Live the next major works programme will be worth more than the existing one
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NewsCouncils rush for £1.5bn Scape infrastructure framework
Scape records £200m of enquiries in first month for framework won by Balfour Beatty
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NewsOne in three public sector clients do not pay on time
Trade body calls for new ombudsman to enforce fair pay rules after survey reveals late payment is rife
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CommentPublic procurement: Don't take it lying down
Challenges to public contract awards are rising - and judges are stepping in where regulators have failed to tread
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government’s plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts
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NewsBudget: Public construction costs to be cut by 20%
Government to force huge savings by standardising design, as housing and planning overhaul outlined
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Free schools explained: Is that a free-for-all ahead?
Controversial they may be, but free schools remain central to the government’s education vision. Private sector contractors will need to keep their eye on the chance
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NewsEuropean Dynamics SA v HM Treasury: Injunctions in public procurement
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute over an unsuccessful bid for a public framework
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NewsJB Leadbitter vs Devon council: A deadline is a deadline
In this week's case the claimant was given a lesson commonly taught in school
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NewsAmaryllis vs HM Treasury: Public procurement
The factsThis case concerns a framework agreement governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (“2006 regulations”). In November 2007 the defendant, OGC Buying Solutions (“OGC”), part of HM Treasury, posted an advertisement in the Official Journal of the European Union for a framework agreement to supply, deliver and install all ...
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CommentPFI: Opportunity still knocks
Although PFI disaster stories receive a fair bit of publicity, they haven’t dissuaded contractors from signing up
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CommentIntroducing McPFI
A new form of PPP model is being tried out in Scotland that will affect the way projects are refinanced and how profits are distributed
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CommentYou can’t always get what you want
Here’s the story of a PFI scheme that caught fire. And it’s the story of how the parties then strained to construe their contracts in the most favourable way. Some were not successful
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Tell us all your secrets
Did you know that the Freedom of Information Act could apply to your PFI contracts, and that all the obvious reasons why it might be a bad idea to disclose such information may be without force?
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CommentPC or not PC, that is the question
James Bessey ‘Practical completion’, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, but if you get it wrong on a PFI project then things can turn very ugly indeed…
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Testing times
In PFI contracts, the independent tester signs off a project. If it doesn’t, the contractor may have to pay damages. So it’s no wonder contractors want warranties from the tester
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CommentA little light relief
A revised Treasury document on PFI contracts makes some useful changes – for instance, on variations and on dispute resolution. It should make life slightly easier for building contractors
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Dialogue coach
Competitive dialogue looks set to replace the competitive negotiated procedure for most PFI contracts. The bad news is that it is unlikely to reduce costs. In fact, it will probably increase them