Public Procurement
The final entry on this series about the Green Paper on public procurement reform is on focused on the disappointing lack of ideas around automation. For a once in a lifetime "root and branch" operation on public procurement rules, I would have expected to see an effort in
Public Procurement
One of the changes the Government wants to introduce with the procurement reform is the concept of a "national procurement policy" to be followed by contracting authorities when carrying out procurement. That is to say, contracting authorities would no longer only follow their own objectives in public procurement
Public Procurement
Still in the context of the purported simplification objective set forth in the Green Paper onprocurement reform, I think it is important to look at what the Government is proposing in relation to exclusions. Exclusions grounds in public procurement are nothing more than a compliance mechanism for the pursuance of
Public Procurement
I have been giving a look (finally!) to the Government's Green Paper on public procurement reform and am struck by the confusion between flexibility and simplification. The GP contends that simplification is needed and then proceeds to introduce more flexibility. It is evident to me that the proponents
Public Procurement
The UK Government published yesterday a green paper on public procurement reform with proposals for a new legal framework post-Brexit. I am yet to have the time to look at it properly, but Albert has already done so. There is now an open consultation period until early March and this
Public Procurement
The National Audit Office has just published yet another report connected with COVID-19 public procurement, this time about the test and trace in England. Once more the report makes for some grim reading, even though this is simply an interim report and one not focusing on a value-for-money assessment. In
Higher Education
My good friend Kirsi-Maria Halonen from the University of Lapland asked me to circulate the information that she is looking for a Post-doctoral researcher – EU Internal Market Law and Security of Supply. This is a 24 month role part of the LEXSECURE project. More information is available here and anyone
Public Procurement
The Council of the European Union published about a week ago some conclusions on public procurement and how it can be used to help a sustainable recovery and the rebooting of a resilient EU economy. As with any document of the kind it is more of a (confusing and contradictory)
Public Procurement
As promised yesterday, here's the second part of the fisking of the UK Government response to the NAO report on public procurement, focused on the "claims" section of its response: “ ” This is, frankly, pure obfuscation by means of mixing up completely different things together in the
Public Procurement
Last week I mentioned here the National Audit Office Report on COVID procurement which painted the UK Government procurement practice in a terrible light. Predictably, the Government responded with a note published on the Cabinet Office website. Said note, unfortunately, constitutes a prime example of a non-response response, that is
Public Procurement
The National Audit Office has just published this morning its report about the COVID related procurement practice in the UK up to the end of July. Despite the cautious and factual language, the truth is that as the title to this entry indicates, it makes for a very grim reading.
Public Procurement
I had the chance to speak virtually in two events this week, the first organised by Albert Sanchez-Graells from Bristol and Neli Garbuzanova about Healthcare procurement and commissioning during COVID-19. My short presentation is available here. I really like the narrow and tight focus of this event: 5 speakers, 90