Our specialist public procurement and subsidy control team are here to provide advice and support to both contracting authorities and suppliers on a wide range of procurement and subsidy control issues.
The procurement and subsidy control rules are undergoing significant reforms. Our experts can guide you through the uncertainties and complexities and provide practical and timely advice on:
Our dedicated public procurement and subsidy control team has a strong national reputation and is rated by Legal 500 for its "commercial and pragmatic" advice.
"Stephanie has wide knowledge and experience in procurement and discusses issues completely with the client and provides relevant advice." - Chambers and Partners 2024
We provide partner led advisory and contentious procurement advice to the full range of contracting authorities including:
and social enterprises and many other public sector bodies.
On the supplier side we advise suppliers bidding for public sector contracts, particularly in:
In preparation for the Procurement Act 2023 going live on 28 October 2024, we have a series of podcasts discussing how this may impact you:
Episode One - The Procurement Lifecycle & Competitive Tendering Processes
Episode Two - Exclusions Under The New Procurement Act
Episode Three - Successful Bidders, Standstill Periods and Remedies
The Procurement Act has implications for all stages of the procurement lifecycle from planning through to contract management. It aims to make the procurement rules less prescriptive but places an increased requirement on contracting authorities to publish notices.
We can support organisations with the implementation of the new rules with updated policies and procedures, providing guidance on evaluation and recording the decision making process and training.
You can also sign up to our special Procurement Act mailings, including the latest updates, blogs, FAQs and more, here.
The Subsidy Control Act changes the approach to assessing subsidies and operates in a different way to the previous State aid rules. We can advise on the implications of the changes from the State aid and interim subsidy control rules to the new UK subsidy control regime, carry out subsidy assessments, advise on structuring transactions to comply with the new rules and provide opinions for funders and grant recipients.
Working with our specialist litigation team, we advise both contracting authorities and unhappy bidders on rights and remedies to challenge and defend public procurement outcomes.
The immensely impressive team provides pragmatic, commercial advice to many public sector clients and local authorities.
Our approach and our legal advice is always tailored to the public sector context and audience.
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