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The Procurement Act 2023’s Kaleidoscopic View of the Public Interest

University of Bristol

The paper will be published in Legal Studies in due course.(*) Public procurement is concerned with the award of contracts for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of goods, services or works to the public sector. It is thus interesting to see how the PA23 has articulated its view of the public interest.

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Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

Procurement Notes

The sovereign acts doctrine attempts to balance[ ] the Governments need for freedom to legislate with its obligation to honor its contracts by asking whether the sovereign act is properly attributable to the Government as contractor. [62] Generally speaking, the Government seeking to balance the budget is laudable. Odell Intern.,

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

According to Deltek’s 2022 Government Contracting Industry Study , in 2021, “[m]edian profit margin was higher (15%) compared with what has been observed since 2012 (6-10%).” [10] Now, compare the foregoing to contractor profits. Like the FAR EPA clauses, the DFARS EPA clauses are intended for fixed-price contracts. [32]