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Peter Jansen and Rachel Scarfe review the remedy of ineffectiveness ‘This article looks at the remedies now available under the current procurement regulations, in particular declarations of ineffectiveness.’In October 2010 Eurostar awarded the contract to replace its existing fleet of high-speed trains to Siemens as opposed to Alstom, its incumbent supplier. Amidst surprise in the …
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Graeme Young and Victoria Moorcroft contemplate the future of the competitive dialogue procedure ‘A review by HM Treasury in November 2010 concluded that, while a properly run CD procedure has clear advantages, a poor one was burdensome and expensive.’In this article we consider the competitive dialogue procedure and the criticisms levelled against it in the …
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Rosemary Choueka investigates Cabinet Office initiatives following the Bombardier tender ”The Bombardier story was all the more interesting because it took place at the same time that the government was submitting its response to the European Commission’s proposals to modernise EU public procurement law and policy.”In July 2011, the Canadian train maker Bombardier announced plans …
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Robert Rooney examines the lessons to be learned from Henry Brothers v Department of Education for Northern Ireland ‘It is interesting to note that the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the case considered in this article, makes a less adventurous contribution to the debates opened by the first instance decision.’In 2008, the Belfast High Court …
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Jack Hayward and Anthony Butler discuss strategies for outsourcing to employees from a local authority perspective ‘The government is asking local authorities to pioneer the use of employee-owned entities, but neglecting to give authorities the tools with which to deliver the end product.’Outsourcing is not a new concept for local authorities, and over the past …
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David Gollancz considers the efficacy of pre-nuptial agreements to defeat claims for ineffectiveness ‘This article considers the legal rules governing ‘pre-nuptial’ agreements, and the reasons why they may be a good idea in any case where ineffectiveness is a risk.’The remedy of ineffectiveness was introduced into European legislation by Directive 2007/66/EC, implemented in England, Wales …
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Julie Prior and Deborah Ramshaw investigate the application of the procurement regulations to development agreements: Commission v Spain ‘The developer is financially responsible for the execution of the works and is liable to carry out the necessary administrative procedures in order to guarantee that the project is free of charge for the authority and that …
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Melanie Collier and Matthew Bennett contemplate the use of the negotiated procedure ‘Rather than focusing on legislative changes, UK public authorities should instead re-evaluate their interpretation and use of the existing Regulations in order to get the most out of the regulatory regime.’ While the state of the economy may have dominated much of David …
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Hazel Grant, Adrian Sim and Scott Allardyce outline the position of bidders on a breach of procurement law ‘The Regulations set out a number of requirements that contracting authorities must comply with, depending on the specific award procedure being used (whether open, restricted, competitive, dialogue or negotiated).’Compliance with procurement law is often seen as the …
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Jack Hayward considers outsourcing and employee-led businesses ‘It was refreshing to see that the European Parliament has returned determined to address one of the key preoccupations of the internal market, namely how to encourage more SME involvement in the supply of public sector goods and services.’The coalition’s agenda on the ‘Big Society’ has always included …
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