Procurement – State Aid (New Directive) and Social Value Update – 3 July 2014
Presented by Freeths and Sharpe Pritchard
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 2015.
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
State Aid-recent cases (including the Sky Blue decision)
