Awarding Public Contracts Skilfully and Lawfully within the Northern Irish Procurement Rules 2024

How do you control - and overcome - difficulties with frameworks, including exceeding estimated contract values, the likelihood of challenge and the impact of the Procurement Act 2023?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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How do "gain share" contracts incentivise suppliers to deliver above and beyond, enhancing the outcome? When do they work, and when do they fall short, supported by practical examples?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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How do you level the playing field, specify correctly and assess tenders objectively when the incumbent has a favourable position or in-built advantage?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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How far can you push negotiations with bidders whilst remaining compliant with the regs, including new routes to market and post-tender negotiations?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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pHow do you incorporate softer, non-tangible criteria into tenders, such as social inclusion, diversity, biodiversity, and accessibility, and evaluate them?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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Given the new emphasis on preliminary market engagements, how do you ensure equal treatment, avoid undue bidder influence, and lawfully elicit improved and innovative solutions?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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How do you use new powers to curtail bidders who have scored well on tender submissions but performed poorly on other contracts, without making this known?

• Conference: Public Procurement NI 2024
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