Awarding Public Contracts Skilfully and Lawfully within the Procurement Rules
Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 of the Thorniest Legal Challenges facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Flight Policy Makers, Lawyers and Industry Experts
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Additional clips from Public Procurement on-demand conference
Edward Quigg on Agile Contracts
David Hansom on Feedback
Michael Mousdale on Variations
Rupert Sydenham on Evaluation
Brendan McGurk on Bunching
Dr Totis Kotsonis on New regs: practical application
Edward Green OBE on New regs: overview
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On-demand clip
So you know what to expect from the recorded conference, here is a clip of Emily Heard.
Emily is answering the question: How do you include and measure social value in tenders and contracts and ensure that bidder responses become a qualitative commitment?
Programme
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Agile Contracts
How do you leverage the available flexibilities in the new regs and so put in place the maximum lawful contract agility?
Answered by Edward Quigg of Quigg Golden
Edward is one of the UK's most experienced and sought-after public procurement experts and a veteran of scores of challenges. "He doesn't sit on the fence but gives you his opinion."
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Variations
Is there a creative way of rescuing the situation if the contract value reaches and exceeds the threshold award notice, and you need to vary?
Answered by Michael Mousdale of Browne Jacobson
Michael has advised on some of the most complex and innovative procurements, including the first ever PFI scheme and Europe's largest local government PFI. “He is a class operator.”
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Social Value
How do you include and measure social value in tenders and contracts and ensure that bidder responses become a qualitative commitment?
Answered by Emily Heard of Bevan Brittan
Emily acted in the Fair Crime Contract Alliance case, described as the most complex procurement dispute ever brought. "She is clear, concise and second-to-none as a communicator."
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Evaluation
Where are the limits to evaluators changing their initial views on moderation or in response to clarifications and presentations?
Answered by Rupert Sydenham of Hogan Lovells
Rupert advised NATS over its challenge to Gatwick Airport's 10-year contract award for air navigation services. "He is known for his ability to find solutions to difficult issues."
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Bunching
How do you control - and overcome - the difficulties of bunching and marginal score differentiation and decrease the likelihood of a challenge?
Answered by Brendan McGurk of Monckton Chambers
Brendan "an excellent senior-junior with a wealth of experience in high-value procurement disputes." "Phenomenally bright and excellent on his feet – he manages to turn hearings around."
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Feedback
In giving feedback to losing bidders, what (1) must you include and (2) should you hold back, on the relative advantages of the winning bid?
Answered by David Hansom of Clyde & Co
David is "razor-sharp, incredibly clued up and achieves sensational results." He advised UK universities on the consequences of withdrawal from the EU's procurement regime.
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New regs - practical application
What will you be able to do under the new regs that you can't do now backed up by practical examples?
Answered by Dr Totis Kotsonis of Pinsent Masons
Totis is a Specialist Adviser to the European Commission on Procurement and the Global Procurement Lawyer of the Year 2022. "His procurement law knowledge is encyclopaedic."
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New regs - overview
What is the state of play with the incoming procurement regs and how do you prepare?
Answered by Edward Green OBE of the Cabinet Office