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Auditors Ernst & Young say that Council failed to comply with procurement law
Auditors Ernst & Young have found that Middlesbrough Council “failed to comply” with procurement law when directly awarding £4m worth of children’s services contracts between 2021/22 and 2022/23. The procurement findings are set out from page 16 in the report below.
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Public Procurement Theory, Practices and Tools edited by Jolien Grandia and Leentje Volker
“At last! Thanks to six Dutch scholars, educators and trainers in the field of strategic public procurement now have an excellent core textbook to recommend to their students. Over 8 chapters, each with clear learning objectives, the authors cover all ‘the basics’ of public procurement, explaining processes, models and strategies. The real added-value of this…
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Buying procedures and procurement law for schools
How to buy goods, works or services for your school guides will help schools to get value for money and comply with procurement law Buying procedures and procurement law for schools – Guidance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Protected: Webinar Video Recording 26 June 2023 – Benefits & Pitfalls of Framework Agreements
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Protected: Webinar Slides 26 June 2023 – Benefits & Pitfalls of Framework Agreements
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Are you a contracting authority? – Coventry University says it is whilst Cambridge University claims it is not. What is going on? — The Queen v H.M. Treasury, ex parte The University of Cambridge.
I received an interesting question last week concerning UK Universities and why some say they are not contracting authorities and therefore not subject to PCR15 / public procurement law. It is all down to their income streams. If they are financed for the most part (more than 50%) by public funds, then they fall within…
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UK Gov Website – Contracts Finder
Contracts Finder – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Contracts Finder lets you search for information about contracts worth over £12,000 with the government and its agencies. You can use Contracts Finder to:
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UK Gov Website – Find a Tender
Find high value contracts in the public sector – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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UK Gov Website – guidance on public procurement policy
procurement – Search – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The Cabinet Office’s guidance on public procurement policy
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UK Gov Website – Guidance and training materials on the Public Contracts Regulations (2015), Utilities Contracts Regulations (2016) and Concession Contracts Regulations (2016).
EU procurement directives and the UK regulations – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) UK Government Website with guidance and resources on these three sets of regulations
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The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016
These regulations come into force on 18 April 2016 and make amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and other legislation. The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 (legislation.gov.uk)
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Public Contracts Regulations 2015
These Regulations came into force on 26 February 2015. From 18 April 2016 these regulations were amended by The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016. For the latest consolidated version which includes the amendments see here. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)
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Oh what a tangled web we weave when we design to run roughshod over the rules – Consultant Connect Limited v NHS Bath
The case of Consultant Connect Limited v NHS Bath is most extraordinary. So many breaches of the regulations all happening during one procurement process is rare. Contracting authorities must comply with both Regulations 18 and 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) when awarding call-off contracts, and in this case they clearly did not.…
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Disclosing details of other bidders: a balancing act of transparency vs commercial interests — Greenwood v Information Commissioner
Do public bodies need to release the names of parties who took part in a procurement exercise and failed to secure a bid? Under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, there is no obligation to disclose details of other bidders beside the specific requirement in the standstill letters, where only details of the successful contractor must…
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