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Awarding Public Contracts Skilfully and Lawfully within the Scottish Procurement Rules 2023

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

Public Procurement Scotland 2023

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  1. Bunching - David Hansom, Clyde & Co

    Bunching - David Hansom, Clyde & Co What inventive approaches can you employ to effectively control and overcome challenges like bunching, marginal score differentiation, tie-breaks, and head-off confrontations with dissatisfied bidders?

  2. Evaluation - Graeme Palmer, Burness Paull

    Evaluation - Graeme Palmer, Burness Paull 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 - Elaine McLean, Pinsent Masons

    Feedback - Elaine McLean, Pinsent Masons To minimise 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 caselaw and practical examples? Answered by

  4. Green & Net Zero - Charles Livingstone, Brodies

    Green & Net Zero - Charles Livingstone, Brodies How do you incorporate and evaluate Green Procurement and Net Zero objectives in tenders - and ensure that bidders fulfil their commitments?

  5. Inflation - Graeme Young, CMS

    Inflation - Graeme Young, CMS How can new and innovative drafting strategies help you manage and mitigate inflation risks and supply chain disruption while addressing stakeholder concerns about going to market?

  6. PME - Suzanne Hardie, Morton Fraser

    PME - Suzanne Hardie, Morton Fraser 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?

  7. Variations - Euan Murray, Shepherd & Wedderburn

    Variations - Euan Murray, Shepherd & Wedderburn 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 variation?

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