Public procurement law regulates the purchase by “contracting authorities” (all of central government, local government and some other public bodies) of contracts for goods, works or services, where the estimated value of the contract equals or exceeds specified thresholds. The central aim of the law is to open up the public procurement market to fair competition.
Public procurement litigation has been a strongly growing area of work in recent years and that growth is likely to continue as public bodies look to outsource work as public sector employee numbers are reduced. The growth in litigation has been accelerated by the introduction in 2009 of new regulations which implemented the EU “Remedies Directive” – the overall aim of which was to make it easier for bidders for contracts to secure an open and fair tender process.
The team can assist businesses and public sector clients both during the procurement process and once the contracting authority has given notice of its intention to award a contract.
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