The Procurement Act 2023

In autumn this year the Procurement Act 2023 will replace and consolidate existing procurement regulations in the UK outwith Scotland. Going forward, existing Scottish procurement law will sit alongside the new Procurement Act 2023, with two regimes in place within the UK. In this session, we will hear from Tracy Pritchard and Richard Hassett of the Cabinet Office and Nigel Giffin KC, exploring the key “new” aspects of the Procurement Act 2023 and comment on how it is anticipated that the two regimes will sit alongside one another in practice.

Speakers:

Nigel Giffin is one of the leading public procurement specialists at the Bar and is very familiar with all the relevant aspects of EU procurement law, as well as domestic legislation and the potential for judicial review in the contracting context. His advisory work has covered:

• Numerous town centre development schemes.
• Numerous waste disposal and collection projects, including major PFI and PPP schemes.
• Numerous local authority shared services schemes.
• BSF and NHS LIFT schemes and other similar procurements.
• The use of framework agreements.
• Recurrent issues in procurements of all kinds such as appropriate pre-qualification and award criteria, use of social clauses, variation of existing contracts, changing or abandoning projects in the course of procurement, and advice on the use of mitigation measures in relation to possible challenges.

Tracy Pritchard is Head of Policy and Engagement, International and Reform Team at the Cabinet Office and is one of the key people coordinating the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and related regulations and guidance.

Richard Hassett has been in Government for over 25 years, having worked in the Cabinet Office, HMT, what is now the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Crown Commercial Service. He was Policy lead on the procurement bill covering Commercial Tools and is currently SME Policy Lead.

Venue: Morton Fraser MacRoberts

Timing:

• Registration from 5.30pm
• Presentations and discussion: 6.00pm
• Drinks reception: 7.15pm

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

EH3 9GL, EH3 9GL, Edinburgh, United Kingdom