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Awarding Public Contracts Skilfully and Lawfully within the Procurement Rules 2023

Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 Thorny Questions: Directly from Top-Flight Policy Makers, Lawyers and Industry Experts

Public Procurement NI 2023

  • Live attendance at The Hilton Hotel, Belfast on 19/10/2023

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  1. Bunching - David Hansom, Clyde & Co

    What innovative strategies can you employ to effectively control and overcome challenges like bunching, marginal score differentiation, tie-breaks, and avoid confrontations with dissatisfied bidders?

  2. Evaluation - Ciara Kennedy-Loest, Hogan Lovells

    Where is the wriggle room for evaluators to shift their initial views during moderation or in response to clarifications and presentations while upholding tender process integrity?

  3. Feedback - Bruno Herbots, Herbots Solicitors

    To reduce the risk of a challenge, what information should you divulge on the winning bid's relative advantages in your feedback, and what should you withhold, supported by case law and practical examples?

  4. New regs - William Curry, Arthur Cox

    How do you successfully leverage available flexibilities in the new regulations and so maximize lawful contract agility in future procurements?

  5. PME - Kerry Teahan, Carson McDowall

    When engaging in preliminary market engagement, how do you ensure equal treatment, avoid undue supplier influence, and encourage active participation from suppliers, including SMEs and social enterprises?

  6. Social value - Jamie Dunne, Brodies

    How can you effectively incorporate and evaluate social value objectives in tenders and ensure the fulfilment of bidder commitments, with real-life examples of successful implementation?

  7. Variations - Sarah Hannaford KC, Keating Chambers

    What practical steps can you take to de-risk contracts or frameworks that reach or exceed their thresholds, and you are faced with an unwanted ?

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