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PPN 01/17 at a Glance The Crown Commercial Service and Cabinet Office published updates to the ‘Transparency of Suppliers and Government to the Public’ document within PPN 01/17 (the ‘PPN’) on 29 March 2023. It now applies to all central government authorities (‘authorities’) and all of their suppliers. The PPN should be incorporated by authorities…

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On 9 March 2023, the Cabinet Office and the Crown Commercial Service jointly published PPN 03/23 (“PPN”) which updates the standard Selection Questionnaire for public procurements and its accompanying statutory guidance. At a glance The PPN applies from 1 June 2023 to all contracting authorities (“CAs”) in England, and CAs in Wales and Northern Ireland…

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Introduction The recent judgment in Boxxe Limited v Secretary of The State For Justice [2023] EWHC 533 (TCC) provides practitioners with helpful guidance which goes beyond the customary application of the American Cyanamid principles to be applied when ending the automatic contract making suspension.  The case considers the recent strand of cases where an expediated…

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The Scottish courts handed down their judgment in the case of Capita Business Services Limited v the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service on 10th February 2023. Background: NHS National Services Scotland (“NSS”) conducted a procurement exercise, following the competitive procedure with negotiation (CPN) in accordance with Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The…

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The Cabinet Office updated the Procurement Policy Note 01/22 – Contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus, alongside a list of frequently asked questions (“PPN”) to reflect modifications relating to the Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022 No. 741 (“Order”). The Order amended the constraints of section 17 of the Local Government…

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On 20 June 2022, the Technology and Construction Court issued its judgment in Braceurself Ltd v NHS England [2022] EWHC 1532 (TCC). Background The case considered a nationwide re-procurement for orthodontic services where the defendant misunderstood the claimant’s answer to one of the competition questions and this resulted in its bid being unsuccessful with a…

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