Colin Murray, Partner, was joined by Alex Eaton, Associate, and Beena Kabir, Divisional Legal Director at Serco, to co-host a webinar focused on the early lessons learned following the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023. The session provided practical insights from the perspectives of a procurement practitioner, a strategic supplier to Government, and a legal expert.
The webinar covered the following topics:
- Procurement activity, including:
- The volume of procurements commenced, terminated, and concluded — and what this revealed about the first six months following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023;
- The number of direct awards and modifications;
- How many Contracting Authorities had set up Open/Closed Frameworks and Dynamic Markets;
- The impact to date of the Debarment List, procurement litigation/judgments, and procurement investigations;
- The impact of key changes and flexibilities introduced by the new legislation;
- Key changes to Model Contracts and their interplay with the Procurement Act 2023 and updated PPNs;
- New templates issued by the Cabinet Office;
- Resource and training implications for Contracting Authorities;
- A strategic supplier’s perspective on the Procurement Act 2023;
What’s next: A discussion on the likely impact of the Cabinet Office’s consultation on growing British industry, jobs, and skills
