11 February 2021
Procurement & the Government Green Paper - Future insights and discussion with Sue Arrowsmith QC
www.twobirds.com/en/events/uk/2021/procurement-and-the-government-green-paper

The Cabinet Office’s much anticipated Green Paper on procurement reform in the UK has now been published. The Government’s characterisation of it as representing a “fundamental change” is accurate.

17 September 2019
Bird & Bird announces the appointment of Boris Martor as a partner and his team in Paris
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/france/bird-and-bird-announces-the-appointment-of-boris-martor-as-a-partner-and-his-team-in-paris

International law firm Bird & Bird announces the appointment of Boris Martor and his team to develop its project finance practice and manage its Public Projects and Procurement Practice in Paris. Boris and his team will ...

01 March 2018
Bird & Bird ties up with bid management consultancy Shine Bid Services to launch new joint offering, Foothold
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/uk/bird-and-bird-ties-up-with-shine-bid-services-to-launch-new-joint-offering-foothold

International law firm Bird & Bird has entered into an innovative new cooperation agreement with Shine Bid Services, a leading bid management consultancy.

27 October 2020
Cross-border procurement team advises on new bus system in Iceland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/cross-border-procurement-team-advises-on-new-bus-system-in-iceland

Our International Projects and Procurements Group has recently completed the first in a series of procurements relating to a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Reykjavik, Iceland. This complex and high-profile ...

24 March 2020
COVID-19 – purchasing from frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/covid-19-purchasing-from-frameworks-and-dynamic-purchasing-systems

This is the second in a series of articles focussing on the impact of COVID-19 and public procurement. As recognised in a Procurement Policy Note ("PPN") recently published by the Cabinet Office, there are a range of ...

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, ...

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

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

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

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 ...