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The Practical impact of the Procurement
Act 2023 – the challenges, the benefits
and the legal lacunas
Katherine Calder and Victoria Fletcher from DAC Beachcroft
consider some of its practical impact and implications,
including how to choose the right regime, how authorities
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making modifications, and setting and monitoring KPIs.


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changes to procurement design at selection and tender stage in
three key areas of change that the Act introduced.
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