Local Government Contracts and Procurement

Préface
Detailed and practical advice on the law relating to local government procurement.

Auteur
Written by Amardeep Gill, Rebecca Rees, and a team of contributors from Trowers and Hamlin. Amardeep is a recognised expert advising all levels of government, public bodies and UK and international businesses on transformation and business critical projects including joint ventures, public/private partnerships, complex supply chain arrangements, regulatory matters and large-scale procurement exercises. Rebecca is a leading national expert in public procurement law, consistently ranked as among the world's leading government contracts lawyers (Who's Who Legal). Rebecca co-heads the Public Procurement Practice and also leads the cross-firm Building a Safer Future team at Trowers & Hamlins.

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Detailed and practical advice on the law relating to local government procurement.

Résumé
Local Government Contracts and Procurement, Third Edition is a truly accessible guide to the complex regulatory regime governing local authority contracting and tendering. The third edition will guide the reader easily through the key stages of a local government procurement exercise, providing detailed coverage of preparation; tendering; selecting; UK and EU constraints, and negotiating and managing commercial contracts. Fully updated and revised, the third edition provides: - Coverage of the implication and application of new procurement Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - New case studies including joint ventures, trading companies and mutuals This user-friendly book will act as a day-to-day reference work, providing easy access to topical case studies, contents and sample clauses, useful advice on drafting techniques and a discussion of contractual principles. This is essential reading for everyone advising on or involved in tendering, selecting, negotiating and managing commercial contracts in local government. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Local Government Law online service.

Contenu
Part 1 Principles of Procurement 1. Preparing for Procurement 2. Why do we have procurement rules and what are their benefits? 3. The Procurement Act 2023 4. Procurement methodologies 5. Procurement Hygiene: navigating conflicts of interest and fighting fraud Part II: Contracts: Contents and Principles 6. Contracts: content and principles 7. Drafting principles 8. Managing Contracts 9. Intellectual Property Rights 10. Dispute Resolution 11. Statutory powers of local authorities exercise and scrutiny 12. The key principles of good governance 13. Partnership arrangements including joint ventures and joint venture companies 14. Public-Private Partnerships and other complex contracts 15. Artificial Intelligence and cyber risks issues for procurement and contracts 16. The Commercial Council 17. Affected staff, TUPE and pensions 18. Sustainable Procurement and Social Value 19. Planning Powers to deliver regional change 20. Sustainable local government finances after austerity and the s114 crisis Part III Case Studies 21. Handling a successful prosecution 22. Real Estate as a tool for economic recovery 23. Shared services and strategic service partnerships 24. Housing Projects 25. Leisure and sporting events 26. Delivering Transport Projects 27. The Future of Devolution 28. The road to Net Zero 29. IT procurement 30. Procuring a waste project