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Social care: update on recent developments in public sector commissioning and procurement

MacRoberts LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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February 19 2013

The Scottish Government has published analysis of responses to its consultation on the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill. While further developments

Roads ahead as legal challenge fails

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 20 2012

Rarely are our domestic courts asked to consider what does, or does not, amount to an "abnormally low" bid in public procurement terms

UK procurement aims to get back on the rails

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 8 2012

The Department for Transport ("DfT") announced On 15 August 2012, at the end of a 15 month procurement process, that it intended to award the West Coast Main Line rail franchise (“the franchise”) to First West Coast, a subsidiary of First Group

Drugs case dispensed Scottish courts look to speed up procurement actions

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 18 2012

In the case of Healthcare at Homes Limited against the Common Services Agency 2012 CSOH 75, award decision letters were sent on 13th of May 2010 and a challenge was subsequently raised

Below threshold procurement - a clarification of bidder rights and contracting authority obligations?

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 28 2011

In a decision published last week following a Petition for Judicial Review by Sidey ltd, some further light has been shed on the obligations of contracting authorities and the rights of bidders in below threshold procurements

Scottish budget & spending review - focus on capital investments

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 23 2011

Scotland's Budget - on 21 September John Swinney introduced the Scottish Government's keenly awaited Budget to the Scottish Parliament against the backdrop of a 36 real terms cut to Scotland's capital budget

Procurement challenge in poor health

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 27 2011

In Elekta Limited v The Common Services Agency 2011 CSOH 107 the Court of Session has considered the circumstances in which it is prepared to allow a legal challenge to prohibit the contracting authority from entering into a contract with the successful tenderer

New MOD frameworks open up construction opportunities for UK

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 8 2011

The MoD has recently announced its intention to establish new Framework Agreements under its Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) programme

Consultation on amendments to the public contracts and utilities regulations

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 13 2010

This month, the Scottish Government published a consultation paper seeking views on amendments to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (the "2006 Regulations") to take account of:the judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the case of Uniplex v NHS Business Services Authority (January 2010); new offences introduced by the Bribery Act 2010; and new offences relating to serious organised crime introduced by the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010