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  • 24 February 2025
  • Public Procurement

Public procurement: When does a contracting authority have an obligation to seek clarification?

In the recent case of Work on Wellbeing Ltd t/a Optima Health v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal has provided useful guidance on how a contracting authority should exercise its discretion to seek clarification of errors and ambiguities in bids, and when they are obliged to do so.
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  • 13 February 2025
  • Public Procurement

Procurement Act 2023 – Coming into force on 24 February 2025

After a four-month delay from its original commencement date of 28 October 2024, the new Procurement Act 2023 is now due to come into force later this month on 24 February 2025.
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  • 13 January 2025
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Looking ahead to Dispute Resolution in 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year with  a number of important changes due to be implemented by new legislation. In this article we take a look at a few of the changes affecting litigation and Dispute Resolution. 
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  • 08 October 2024
  • Public Procurement

Procurement Challenges under the Procurement Act 2023

Taking prompt advice is essential as unsuccessful bidders have just ten days within which to issue court proceedings if they want to benefit from the automatic suspension provided for in the Regulations, which prevents the contracting authority from awarding the contract to anyone else.
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  • 05 September 2024
  • Public Procurement

Public Procurement Annual Update 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 is coming into force on 24 February 2025, bringing with it major changes to public procurement procedures and legal remedies. Join our Public Procurement team as they provide you with the essential information you need to know.
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  • 23 April 2024
  • Public Procurement

Procurement Act 2023 go-live date confirmed

The Government announced yesterday that the go-live date for the new Procurement Act 2023 will be 28 October 2024.
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  • 30 January 2024
  • Public Procurement

Your guide to the new Procurement Act 2023 – APMP UK Event

Join APMP UK on February 29th for their Procurement Act Panel Discussion in-person event at the offices of Clarkslegal LLP in Reading.
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  • 29 November 2023
  • Public Procurement

Public Procurement Annual Update 2023

Watch Clarkslegal’s Public Procurement team as they provide you with the essential information businesses involved in public tenders need to know.
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  • 28 February 2023
  • Public Procurement

Public procurement: no mercy for last-minute bidders

Many bid teams will be familiar with the last-minute rush which can sometimes ensue before a big submission deadline. It is not uncommon in a complex procurement for the Invitation to Tender to set out a myriad of documents.

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