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 ...

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.