The Procurement Act 2023 - Recent Developments

Introduction

The proposed ‘go live’ date for the Procurement Act 2023 ('the Act') has been delayed from 28 October to 24 February 2025. This webinar considers what the Act will mean for public procurement in the UK and will provides a strategic overview of the Act and its implications for lawyers, procurement advisors and all who advise on public procurement.

Léonie will take a balanced view of whether the Act has achieved its objectives of reducing complexity, increasing transparency and freeing the UK from the shackles of the EU regime.

Léonie will consider the new concepts, approach and language of the Act, its regulations, guidance, the new procurement processes and support offered by the Cabinet Office.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover an overview of the following:

• Procurement Regulations 2024
• Cabinet Office’s guidance on the Act and what is missing from this
• Cabinet Office’s learning tools from an overview of the Act (’Knowledge Drops’) through to advanced training (‘Deep Dives’)
• How radical are the changes and what do they mean for practitioners or is much cosmetic as only the language has changed?
• Maximising public benefit, acting with integrity, fair and equal treatment proportionality complying with government priorities and achieving value for money - their meaning and possible conflicts between them
• The extra burdens on contracting authorities because of transparency requirements versus benefits for contractors
• The new procurement proceedings what are they and their implications
• The greater focus on preliminary market consultation will it change behaviour?
• Exclusions - land transactions, some inter-authority agreements and specific services such as services for children
• Will the new law be simpler and reduce bureaucracy?

This webinar was recorded on 3rd September 2024

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