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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued new guidance in a bid to improve local authorities’ understanding of their human rights obligations when commissioning and procuring home care for older people. Read more
Two local authorities are to bring a judicial review challenge over the Government’s decision to withdraw £65m in waste infrastructure credits for a long-term waste management contract. Read more
A High Court judge has awarded Leeds City Council £2m in interim costs in the latest stage of a bitter dispute with a property developer over the building of a new arena. Read more
The Government's proposed overhaul of TUPE as part of its red tape challenge raises some concerns for the Employment Lawyers Association. Adam Leith reports. Read more
New regulations set out the principles and procedures for NHS England and clinical commissioning groups when it comes to specialist procuring activities and commissioning. Richard Auton looks at what they say. Read more
What is the interplay between the public sector equality duty and procurement? Richard Auton examines the relationship and recent guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Read more
Bidders who miss out on a procurement will often want to get hold of documents to see if they can bring legal action. Helen Prandy looks at the issues this raises. Read more
A Scottish Court has applied a “reasonably well-informed and normally diligent” tenderer test to assessing procurement award criteria. Rachel Bickler explains the background to the ruling. Read more
This entry reports on the revocation of the last three regional strategies, nearly three years after the government first attempted to get rid of them.
There has been plenty of action this week on the tenders front, most notably with the news that the London Boroughs Legal Alliance is to establish a new solicitors framework agreement from this October.
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This entry reports on the revocation of the last three regional strategies, nearly three years after the government first attempted to get rid of them.
There has been plenty of action this week on the tenders front, most notably with the news that the London Boroughs Legal Alliance is to establish a new solicitors framework agreement from this October.
