Public Procurement
There are a host of legal requirements which organisations in the public sector have to comply with when they are looking to buy goods and services. Our procurement solicitors are experienced in advising both organisations in the public sector and suppliers seeking to supply goods or services to the public sector on the regulations relating to public procurement.
Services to the Public Sector
Our public sector lawyers have advised a range of organisations including housing associations, probation services, universities, district councils, county councils and government departments on public procurement law.
The services we can offer to public sector organisations include:
- Advising on the appropriate procedure for seeking bids from prospective suppliers
- Advising on the criteria for selecting a supplier
- Drafting and submitting notices in the Official Journal of the European Union “OJEU” which are required by the Public Procurement Regulations
- Drafting the public procurement documentation including the pre-qualification questionnaire, the invitation to tender and the contract
- Ensuring compliance with the timetable for procurement as set out in the Public Procurement Regulations
Advice for businesses seeking contracts with Public Sector Organisations
If your business is thinking of tendering for a contract with a public sector body, our public sector lawyers can assist you with:
- Identifying opportunities for your business to supply public sector organisations
- Reviewing the contract which your business will have to sign if its tender is successful and advising on the scope for negotiation
- Assisting with the negotiation of the contract where the Public Procurement Regulations allow this
- Advising on how the Freedom of Information Act can assist your business in its bid for public sector contracts
- Advising on how you can challenge the award of a contract by a public sector body where it has been made in breach of Public Procurement law
- Advising on how to protect the confidentiality of your business’ information if it is successful in obtaining work as the result of a tender in line with the Public Procurement Regulations
Harvey Ingram can offer a full range of legal services to
public sector organistaions, from corporate governance and State Aid through to Construction and Public Private Partnerships.
"Harvey Ingram provided us with sound advice throughout the procurement process. Their advice was pragmatic and enabled us to achieve our business requirements in compliance with the public procurement regulations. We highly recommend Harvey Ingram as partners in the procurement process"
Stephen Gill, ACO Business Development and Quality, National Probation Service West Midlands
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Key Public Procurement Personnel:
Please click on the links below to find out more about the key lawyers in our Commerce & Technology team