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Top 10 tips for OJEU-compliant ways of saving money

  • Cobbetts LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 10 2011

The general message of the moment is that the UK public sector must spend less to get more

MOD publishes draft implementation of new defence and security procurement directive

  • Cobbetts LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 3 2011

In 2009 the EU adopted Directive 200981EC harmonising procurement procedures and creating a common European market in defence and national security-related contracts

General duties of transparency apply even in Part B services contracts situations (Commission v Ireland)

  • Cobbetts LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • March 3 2011

It is well known that the Regulations provide for a much less rigorous treatment of public services contracts that are classified as "Part B" services

Commission publishes guide on applying social considerations in public procurement

  • Cobbetts LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 3 2011

On 28 January 2011 the European Commission issued a publication entitled "Buying Social: A Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement"

Applications granted to lift automatic suspensions of contract award created by court challenges (Indigo, Exel Europe and Halo Trust cases)

  • Cobbetts LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 3 2011

Three new cases (Indigo Services UK v Colchester Corporation, The Halo Trust v Secretary of State for International Development, and Exel Europe Ltd v University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust) have illustrated one of the new rules emanating from the 2007 Remedies Directive in action

LAML case finally resolved in supreme court “Teckal” rules on in-house contracts apply

  • Cobbetts LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 3 2011

In a particularly long-running legal saga the Supreme Court (ie. the House of Lords) finally overturned a previous Court of Appeal finding with respect to whether or not a group of London public authorities could directly appoint London Authorities Mutual Limited an entity owned, financed and established by the same authorities without going out to tender as per the public procurement (OJEU) rules