Tuesday 13 January 2015, 9.30am – 1.00pm, Freeths, Birmingham (VCE not available)
The new Public Contracts Regulations –what to expect and how to be prepared
An Update Seminar
Presented by Freeths and Sharpe Pritchard
Seminar overview
We are on the verge of a major change in Procurement Law with the introduction of EU Directives 2014/23 and 24. This event aims to provide a summary and discussion of the major changes imposed by the new law in advance of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2014.
This seminar is essential for all procurement officers and lawyers involved in advising on Contract Award issues
Topics to be covered include:

• Reasons for the new law-flexibility and helping SMEs
• The new Procedures and when they can be used
• Abolition of “Part A and Part B” services
• Self-declarations and the European Single Procurement Document
• Life-cycle costs as an evaluation criteria
• Recognition of Public Service Mutuals
• Treatment of Public-Public co-operation agreements
• New rules for contractor insolvency and corporate restructuring
• Treatment of Post-contract Variations
• New rules for Concessions

Duration: Half a day (3 CPD points) including lunch
Speaker profiles:
Annie Moy is a partner at Sharpe Pritchard specialising in public procurement law and projects, with particular experience in social infrastructure schemes, strategic ICT projects, e.g. broadband and urban Wi-Fi, and regeneration schemes. Annie has extensive experience of advising the public sector on contract and procurement law, major construction contracts, state aid, externalisation / re-let of service contracts and local authority companies.
Gareth Rees is a senior solicitor at Sharpe Pritchard and specialises in advising public sector bodies on all aspects of the procurement process, including procurement strategy, the application of EU legislation, negotiation and evaluation.
Stephen Pearson, Partner at Freeths, holds The Law Society Diploma in Local Government Law and acts predominantly in the public sector. Stephen is an expert in EU Procurement law, advising on the procurement aspects of many schemes. He gives advice on a daily basis to over 50 Council, Education and NHS clients on issues including negotiation of contracts, choice of procedures, contract variations, framework contracts, legal challenges and other issues following the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. He has recently advised on and created a number of corporate entities such as companies and LLPs for local authority clients including Derby City Council, Milton Keynes Council and Allerdale Borough Council, Cumbria and has recently advised on several major State Aid issues.