Public Procurement
Good article on the Local Government Lawyer about information security: “ ” That is all true, but the problem of information security/management is not valid for the duration of the procurement procedure only. It is valid for contract performance as well, something that as we saw a few weeks ago with
Public Procurement
Last week's (and today's?) ransomware attack on the NHS has a procurement angle to it. It is not the only one and maybe not the most important but procurement mattered nonetheless. Here's why: 1. Vendor lock-in All compromised computers ran either Windows XP (unsupported)
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Kirsi-Maria Halonen has written an excellent report for the Swedish Competition Authority on the the issue of separate operational units and how they work in different jurisdictions: “ ” Full report available for download here.
Public Procurement
There's a few procurement related conferences coming up in the next few months: 1. Procurement Week 2017 - London, March 21-23 2. Procurement beyond price: Sustainability and CSR in public purchasing (Copenhagen, May 4th and 5th) 3. Global Revolution VIII - Nottingham, June 12-13 I will be chairing
Public Procurement
Excellent article on The Economist: “” Great plug for Mihaly Fazekas and Spend Network on the article. Shame the piece only focus on contracts above thresholds, which as mentioned in some of the graphs only represent about 26% of all EU procurement spend. Whatever is happening beneath the surface is surely
Public Procurement
1. When is a development agreement not a public works contract? Burges Salmon looks into R (Faraday Development Ltd) v West Berkshire Council. 2. Is Sunlight Really the Best Disinfectant? Evidence on Procurement Transparency from Europe. 3. The oldest computer in use by the federal government has been found. 4.
Public Procurement
Prof. Sue Arrowsmith put out a whitepaper on the implications of Brexit for the UK's procurement rules. Albert has already provided a general comment on some important issues raised by the paper, such as the feasibility of a completely new procurement legal regime and what could be the
Public Procurement
Last month, Vote Leave came up with some "new research" on the terrible, terrible plight inflicted by EU procurement rules on UK contracting authorities (well, those of England, Wales and Northern Ireland I suppose). Colin Cram put out a very polite rebute in The Guardian earlier this week,
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1. Procurement Week Bootcamp in Bangor next week (09-10 June) 2. VIIth International Conference Contracts, Procurement, and Public-Private Arrangements, Paris June 14th and 15th. Price unknown and hat tip to Piotr for the mention. 3. Taking stock of NHS governance after the 2013 reforms: Public procurement... Albert is running another