Public Procurement Rules

Soft-Market Testing - Cyrus Mehta, Nabarro (Public Procurement, London, 18.11.16) To what extent do you give an advantage to the bidders you invite to soft-market test? How vulnerable are you to challenge and how do you neutralise the risk?

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Subjective Criteria - Nigel Giffin QC, 11KBW (Public Procurement, London, 18.11.16) How objective do evaluation criteria have to be? Using practical examples, how can criteria that are more subjective be evaluated fairly, and described satisfactorily so that bidders know how to address them?

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Value - Roger Cotton, Brodies LLP (Public Procurement, London, 18.11.16) What is "value for money" in public procurement now that the primary aim is no longer the delivery of savings and efficiencies? How do you give a "value" to equality, apprenticeships, living wage, helping army veterans etc.?

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Lawful Negotiation - Craig Elder, Browne Jacobson (Public Procurement, Manchester, 20.05.16) Using real-life examples, how do you create a golden opportunity for lawful negotiation following a final tender in the case of the new competitive procedure with negotiation?

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FOI Requests - Kathrine Eddon, Bond Dickinson (Public Procurement, Manchester, 20.05.16) What is and is not disclosable in FOI requests at all stages of a competition, from market engagement prior to tender to the outcome? Should you ever disclose the evaluator's comments?

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Doing the Right Thing - Clare Dwyer, Addleshaw Goddard (Public Procurement, Manchester, 20.05.16) How to Reduce the Risk of Challenges and Delays to your Public Procurement

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SMEs - Graeme Palmer, Burness Paull (Public Procurement, Edinburgh, 24.05.16) How can you reduce the burden on SMEs and encourage SME involvement without breaking the rules, for instance specifying exact financial criteria thresholds within a PQQ or Capability Assessment?

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Procurement Reform Scotland Act - Mark Clough QC, Dentons (Public Procurement, Edinburgh, 24.05.16) How do you incorporate the Scottish Government's procurement agenda into your procurements, with specific reference to fair working practices and the sustainable procurement duty?

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Performance - Douglas McLachlan, Anderson Strathern (Public Procurement, Edinburgh, 24.05.16) How do you expose the culture of the bidder's organisation and the capability of its senior management? How do you evaluate pitches, references, interviews and the team members who will perform the contract? Where are the limits of what you can ask?

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FOI Requests - Christine O'Neill, Brodies (Public Procurement, Edinburgh, 24.05.16) What is and is not disclosable in FOI requests at all stages of a competition, from market engagement prior to tender to the outcome? Should you ever disclose the evaluator's comments?

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