Managing and Modifying Light Touch Frameworks Under The Procurement Act 2023: FAQs for Commissioners and Procurement Teams
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3 March 2026
Author: Kamran Zaheer On 4th March 2026, the European Commission is expected to table a proposal titled the “Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)”. The IAA is an EU industrial policy measure aimed at accelerating the build out of clean industrial capacity and reducing strategic dependencies in key net-zero value chains. In practice it is expected to…
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Sharpe Pritchard and DAC Beachcroft appointed to Crown Commercial Service Legal Panel for Government (RM6360) Sharpe Pritchard LLP has been appointed as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Legal Panel for Government framework (RM6360) under Lot 1 – Core Legal Services.* This appointment reinforces our longstanding commitment to the public sector and our reputation…
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Recent proposed reforms in England and Wales look to ban upward‑only rent review clauses (“UORR clauses”) in new commercial leases. To understand what these new Government proposals may mean for you and your organisation, we have explored them in greater depth. What’s being proposed The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (the “Bill”) proposes that…
Read more7 January 2025
On 24 December 2024, the UK government Department for Transport (“the DfT”) commenced a new “fast-track” consultation titled ‘Phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and Support for the Zero Emission Transition’ (“the Consultation”). The Consultation is “open”, meaning that any individual or organisation may respond to it by completing…
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On 12th September, the Government confirmed the rumours and the highly anticipated Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”), due to come in to force on 28 October 2024, will now be delayed until 24 February 2025[1]. Whilst this may result in a sigh of relief for many, for others it will trigger a huge chorus of…
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Sharpe Pritchard is delighted to announce that, Head of Infrastructure, Nicola Sumner, and Head of Strategic Projects and Innovation, Roseanne Serrelli, have jointly received the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2024 Partnership Awards—the “most prestigious recognition of excellence” in the public-private partnership (PPP) sector. This is in recognition of their joint infrastructure practice at Sharpe…
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