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Categories:
Construction, Procurement & Outsourcing
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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
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Course Aims:

This podcast aims to refresh listeners with some of the current hot topics in procurement law and how practitioners can approach common difficulties in the disclosure and tendering process, the use of a framework agreement and how the new regulations concerning breach of the procurement rules are likely to change the dynamic of procurement in the UK.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Understand how the adequacy of disclosure can be a ground for challenging an award;
  • Be aware of some of the difficulties and challenges imposed by the use of framework agreements;
  • Understand how the new remedies regulations work;
  • Understand what impact the new regulations are likely to have for tenderers, authorities and unsuccessful bidders.
Level:
Complex Difficulty: 4 of 5
Classification:
Legislative Updates
Panel Discussion
Practical Guide
Sources and References:
  • Varney v Hertfordshire County Council [2010] EWHC 1404 (QB);
  • Emm.G. Lianakis AE and ors v Dimos Alexandroupolis and ors (Case C-532/06).
Tags:

This podcast, with expert European and procurement practitioners Paul Lasok QC and Michael Bowsher QC, focuses on three areas. The first part deals with disclosure as a grounds for challenging an award, consideration is then given to the challenges posed by framework agreements. The final topic of the podcast focuses on the new Procurement Remedies Regulations 2009.

Podcast added: 13/07/10

Podcast last reviewed: 2011-06-27

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