Procurement

When purchasing goods or services, local authorities are required to comply with the rules of the Public Contract Regulations and/or the Procurement Act 2023 for contracts above certain thresholds. These rules can vary across contract types and value, and can often be quite daunting, especially where the threat of legal challenge exists. It is therefore important that local authorities ensure they have processes in place (both in contracts and in contract rules) to minimise risk.

Our lawyers have experiences in the following areas:

• Advising on the procurement and re-procurement of various services, commercial properties and concessions;
• Advising on complex multi-staged regeneration projects;
• Drafting procurement-compliant contracts; and
• Advising on alternative strategies to procurement-routes.

Our team can advise on the impact of the procurement rules and assist with ensuring that your commercial agreements are procurement compliant with relevant legislation.