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.

02 April 2020
COVID-19: Urgency in Procurement and tenders
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-urgency-in-procurement-and-tenders

All over the world, the demand for various healthcare-related products has increased and is very urgent because of the consequences of the COVID-19 virus (or Coronavirus), for example the demand for face masks and ...

02 July 2020
UK: Government programmes: managing your supply chain risks
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/government-programmes-managing-your-supply-chain-risks

As businesses emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown, they are entering untested waters. While having to deal with the legal effects of the crisis, they must also review and restructure their contract terms in order to meet ...

30 April 2020
COVID-19 - Impact on public procurement around the world
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19---impact-on-public-procurement-around-the-world

COVID-19 has disrupted a number of sectors on an international scale. At Bird & Bird, we recognise that a significant proportion of our client base supplies governments/public sector customers across a number of ...

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

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 ...

20 April 2018
UK: Prime contractors to advertise public sector subcontracts
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/prime-contractors-to-advertise-public-sector-subcontractors

A recent Procurement Policy Note (PPN) published by the Crown Commercial Service (Action Note 01/18) introduces new obligations on certain public sector purchasers to encourage further visibility in supply chain ...

03 April 2020
Tender deadlines during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/tender-deadlines-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-the-netherlands

The world of public procurement is also affected by the COVID-19 crisis, but no central solution has (yet) been devised for this. In this article, we would like to briefly consider the consequences of the Corona ...

01 April 2020
COVID-19 and public contracts : Which difficulties private operators may encounter during the performance of public contracts?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/covid-19-et-contrats-publics

The containment measures taken by the French government in response to the Covid-19 situations severely disrupts the performance of public contracts. In order to help companies, the French Government issued an Ordinance ...

02 April 2020
COVID-19 and defence procurement contracts in France
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/covid-19-et-marches-de-defense

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing huge global disruption on critical defence operations and programmes. In this respect, private actors operating in the defence sector are keen to anticipate the consequences of COVID-19 ...