06 January 2021
Brexit: the end of public procurement rules or business as usual?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/brexit-the-end-of-public-procurement-rules-or-business-as-usual

The UK exited the EU on 31st January 2020. The transition period in the Withdrawal Agreement ended on 31st December 2020. Existing EU Treaties, EU free movement rights and the general principles of EU law now no longer ...

12 January 2021
Public Procurement in the COVID-19 crisis: opportunities and challenges
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/public-procurement-in-the-covid19-crisis-opportunities-and-challenges

In their response to the urgency of the COVID-19 crisis, contracting authorities within Europe have experienced many challenges.

15 January 2021
Green Paper Briefings: Procurement Challenge Proposals
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/green-paper-briefings-procurement-challenge-proposals

The UK Government Green Paper on 'Transforming Public Procurement' represents the biggest potential change to UK procurement practice for decades. In particular, the paper includes some interesting proposals in respect ...

08 January 2021
Procurement Green Paper Briefings: eProcurement Proposals
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/bird-and-bird-procurement-green-paper-briefings-eprocurement-proposals

The UK Government Green Paper on Procurement (see Procurement Green Paper) contains far- reaching proposals for public sector eProcurement systems. The proposals have consequences that extend well beyond eProcurement ...

23 January 2019
Slovakia: Key legal changes for public procurement in 2019 - how should companies prepare?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/slovakia-2019-key-legal-changes-public-procurement

The so-called big amendment to the Act on Public Procurement prepared by the Office for Public Procurement (the "Office"), that came into effect as of 1 January 2019, aims to abrogate a number of application problems, ...

22 December 2017
Does "fail" always mean fail? An important decision on the duties of transparency and equal treatment in public procurement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/decision-on-duties-of-transparency-and-equal-treatment-in-public-procurement

27 October 2017
The battle for documents in public procurement disputes: Cemex v Network Rail
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/the-battle-for-documents-in-public-procurement-disputes

18 September 2017
Information imbalance: Early disclosure in procurement challenges
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/information-imbalance-early-disclosure-in-procurement-challenges

02 May 2018
Choosing not to choose – the procurement loophole that threatens G-Cloud?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/choosing-not-to-choose-the-procurement-loophole-that-threatens-g-cloud

In a recent European decision the court expanded further the relatively new line of case law that allows authorities to avoid a public procurement process if they are not 'choosing' those to be awarded the contract.

17 October 2018
The introduction of mandatory e-procurement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/the-introduction-of-mandatory-e-procurement

From Thursday 18 October 2018, all communication within public procurement processes must be fully electronic.