Bevan Brittan’s procurement lawyers listed in prestigious...
03/11/2022
Four lawyers listed in Who’s Who Legal Guide: Government Contracts
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I am a procurement law specialist, nationally-recognised as an expert in procurement in the EU, UK and internationally, having won Who's Who Lawyer Award For Public Procurement. I also have a strong track record in general commercial law and projects. Providing tailored, specialist advice in a practical and pragmatic way, I advise clients spanning a broad range of industry sectors including central and local government, education, health, waste, leisure and outsourcing. I am also an Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Nottingham.
My practice covers all areas of procurement from initial project scoping to delivery including advising on preparation of advertisements, pre-qualification and tender documents and new strategies through to issues such as evaluation criteria and methodologies, changes to consortium membership and use of environmental and social issues in procurement.
I have particular expertise in the establishment and use of PPP and PFI, frameworks, joint ventures and development schemes. I have also been heavily involved in procurement challenges through dispute resolution processes and courts and have advised on post-award issues such as contract variation and the failure of contractors. I work with international clients including advising multinationals on internal governance models for procurement and governments on the roll-out of procurement systems in potential new EU member states.
In addition, I provide expert training via workshops and seminars covering the many practical issues arising from working within the regulated procurement system.
Additionally I am Special Professor of Law at the University of Nottingham - in recognition of my contribution to the field of public procurement law and I am on the steering committee of the Procurement Lawyer's Association.
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Bevan Brittan’s procurement lawyers listed in Who’s Who Legal
17/08/2021
Four lawyers listed in WWL Guide: Government Contracts
Procurement: PPN 02/21 - Requirements for contracts covered by the WTO...
08/03/2021
Requirements for contracts covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement
Public Procurement from 1 January 2021
13/01/2021
Changes to procurement regulations, advertising on Find a Tender Service and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Procurement: Green Paper consultation - changes in public procurement
16/12/2020
Consultation period will close on 10 March 2021.
Procurement: Amendments to public procurement Regulations published
23/11/2020
Taking effect from 11pm on 31 December 2020
ON DEMAND - Procurement Series - Part 3
12/11/2020
ON DEMAND - Procurement Series - Part 2
11/11/2020
ON DEMAND - Procurement Series - Part 1
10/11/2020
Procurement litigation - the Rail Franchising Litigation judgment:...
02/11/2020
Topic 3: Reasons for disqualification
Procurement: PPN 07/20 - Taking account of a bidder’s approach to...
02/11/2020
PPN 07/20 - update and replacement of PPN 04/19
Procurement: How to respond to a tender priced at zero
02/10/2020
European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision in C-367/19 Tax-Fin-Lex
Procurement: PPN 06/20 – Taking account of social value in the award...
30/09/2020
PPN 06/20 - applies to procurements covered by the Public Contracts Regulation 2015, with immediate effect
Procurement: Modern Slavery - Government response to the transparency...
29/09/2020
Make sure you know the changes to the current system
Procurement: Department for Education updated guidance on PPNs 02/20...
23/09/2020
Department for Education updated guidance for HE and FE
Public Procurement FAQs - Case Summary 5
10/07/2020
Transfer of competences and the “Teckal” in-house exception – European Court of Justice decision in C-328/19 Porin Kaupunki
Public Procurement FAQs - Case Summary 4
25/06/2020
Co-operation between contracting authorities - public contracts, the nature of co-operation and restriction of competition issues...
Video: Public Procurement Podcast – FAQ No.1
14/05/2020
COVID-19: EU joint procurement of PPE, ventilators and testing kits -...
24/04/2020
COVID-19 Emergency
Procurement: UPDATE Procurement Policy Note PPN 02/20 - Supplier...
02/04/2020
Additional guidance and FAQs
Procurement: Public Procurement Rules after 31 January 2020
03/02/2020
Public Procurement Rules after 31 January 2020 – the Transition Period to 31 December 2020
Procurement: PPN 05/19 Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply...
24/09/2019
In-Scope organisations are required to begin to take action to apply PPN 05/19 from 1 October 2019
Procurement: Ambulance service/patient transport contracts under the...
08/05/2019
When can contracting authorities award ambulance service/patient transport contracts direct, without using an EU procurement...
Procurement Pitfalls 5 – More on word counts
06/03/2019
Procurement: The Outsourcing Playbook
01/03/2019
Central government guidance on outsourcing decisions and contracting and Outsourcing Guidance Notes - Published on 20 February...
Procurement Pitfalls 4 – Word counts
27/02/2019
Procurement: Brexit – all bases covered?
15/01/2019
Draft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Procurement: PPN 03/18 Electronic Invoicing in Public Procurement
26/11/2018
CCS request for views by 21 December 2018
Procurement: Briefing Papers on Brexit
20/09/2018
Technical Specifications – checking compliance with specified...
11/09/2018
At what stage in a tender process must a tenderer provide proof that products which it proposes to deliver are equivalent to those...
Procurement Byte on Supply Chain (2 of 3) – CCS Consultation on Prompt...
08/05/2018
Procurement Byte
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
21/03/2017
Byte 7 – Self-cleaning
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
14/03/2017
Byte 6 – The SQ and the new European Single Procurement Document "ESPD"
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
08/03/2017
Byte 5 – Using the SQ – Questions on SQ Questions
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
27/02/2017
SQ Byte 4 – Changing the SQ
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
17/02/2017
SQ Byte 3 – Using the SQ
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
13/02/2017
SQ Byte 2 – Scope and coverage
Byte Size Procurement Updates – The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ")...
01/02/2017
SQ Byte 1 – Overview
Development Agreements and the EU procurement rules Faraday...
05/10/2016
In this case the High Court again considered the issue of whether a development agreement was a public contract subject to the EU...
Procurement Byte: Contract change provisions
22/09/2016
A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Finn Frogne (C-549/14), serves as a reminder of the usefulness and...
Procurement Byte: Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) 3 – Operating a DPS
15/06/2016
In this DPS Byte 3 we look first at the process for award of contracts under a DPS. We then go on to consider the issue of...
Procurement Byte: Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) 2 – Setting up a...
02/06/2016
In the first part of this DPS Byte we look at setting up a DPS and creating the initial list of economic operators admitted to the...
Procurement Byte: Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) 1 – Planning for a...
18/05/2016
This is the first in a short series of Bevan Brittan procurement Bytes on Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS). A significant number...
The new Concession Contracts Regulations and Utilities Contracts...
18/04/2016
This is just a reminder that the new Concession Contracts Regulations and Utilities Contracts Regulations come into force today in...
Procurement Alert: European Single Procurement Document published
07/01/2016
The new European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") has been published and will be in force in England, Wales and Northern...
New procurement thresholds from 1 January 2014
19/12/2013
The Cabinet Office has announced the European Procurement Regime thresholds that apply from 1 January 2014. The thresholds are...
Summary of the draft Public Sector Procurement Directive ... current...
08/11/2012
If you are a public sector body or a supplier to the public sector you are likely to be very familiar with the current EU...
Proposals for new Procurement Directives
09/01/2012
On 20 December 2011 the European Commission published three new draft Procurement Directives which will replace the existing...
The Community Right to Challenge and procurement
11/04/2011
Part 4 Chapter 3 of the Localism Bill sets out the framework for a new Community Right to Challenge that will give communities the...
Procurement Update - April 2010
16/04/2010
This update contains brief details of recent news, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in...
Procurement Update - September 2009
28/09/2009
This update contains brief details of recent news, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in...
Procurement Update - June 2009
30/06/2009
This update contains brief details of recent news, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in...
Procurement Alert
15/06/2009
The Court of Appeal rules on in-house contract awards and the Teckal exemption
Procurement Alert: Part B contracts and the standstill period...
13/05/2009
The Northern Ireland High Court has set aside a contract award for Part B services and granted an injunction to restrain its...
Susie Smith has deep experience advising clients within the public, private and utilities sectors at home and abroad on all manner of procurement-related issues, such as EU state aid rules, PPP and novel purchasing models.