Transparency - Kate Gough, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Are there any limits to transparency and full disclosure from the outset, including possible breaches of confidence or prejudicing retenders?
Competitive flexible procedure - Michael Mousdale, Browne Jacobson
How will the Competitive Flexible Procedure work in practice?
What are the differences, risks and advantages given its more flexible approach?
Thresholds - Kate Rees, Hogan Lovells
How do you rescue the situation if the value of the contract reaches and exceeds the thresholds and you need to vary? Do you run a new procurement?
Enforcement - Simon Taylor, Keating Chambers
How do you enforce social value obligations? What are the sanctions and contract implications when something isn't done or targets not quite met?
Neutral vendors - David Hansom, Clyde & Co
What is the legality of a "framework within a framework"/neutral vendor types of procurement? They are proliferating but are they legal?
Abnormally low - Emily Heard, Bevan Brittan
How do you decide if a tender is abnormally low, and what do you do if it is, supported by case studies and practical examples?
Social Value - Robin Fallas, MacRoberts
What are the practical strategies to demonstrate and evidence social value in a non-arbitrary way, and how can these be evaluated fairly and defensibly?
Modifications - Jason Coppel QC, 11 KBW
What is a modification's permitted scope, value and period, where an extension has already been made to the original contract terms?
Modifications (NTS) - Jason Coppel QC, 11 KBW
What is a modification's permitted scope, value and period, where an extension has already been made to the original contract terms?
