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In-Depth Analysis of Framework Agreements in Public Sector Procurement

Tracker Intelligence

Public sector procurement relies heavily on framework agreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently. What Are Framework Agreements?

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Frameworks under the Procurement Act - FAQs

VWV

In this guide we offer practical insights into using frameworks under the new Procurement Act (the Act) and highlight some of the important changes introduced by the Act. Framework agreements are a useful tool for procuring common goods, services and works. If you want to call off under a framework, what do you need to consider?

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2023 Year in Review: Key Developments in Europe (Investment Arbitration)

Kluwer Arbitration

These model clauses aim to serve as guidance for EU Member States when they negotiate (or renegotiate) their BITs with third countries (extra-EU BITs). This might reflect, as they argued, some sort of recognition that the EU Member States ‘need flexibility when negotiating ISDS’ under extra-EU BITs.

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Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 1

VWV

However, if you are a supplier under an existing framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, these will continue under the old rules for their remaining term, with a long-stop date of 23 February 2029 for dynamic purchasing systems. Procurements started after 24 February will be governed by the new rules.

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Direct Awards of PPE Contracts - What Lessons Can Be Learnt?

VWV

The most common grounds for direct awards of new contracts under Regulation 32 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 include where: No tenders or suitable tenders have been submitted in a previously advertised open or restricted procedure. These are narrowly interpreted.

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Procurement in the time of COVID-19

University of Bristol

The legal set up of the JPA and, more importantly, the sets of framework agreements and specific contracts which it is meant to generate are yet to be subjected to detailed analysis.

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2024 Year in Review: Human Rights and ISDS—Continued Convergence of Human Rights and the Environment

Kluwer Arbitration

According to UNCTAD, no model agreements were released in 2024. The Claimant had argued that the failure of Romania to adopt a Draft Law that was prepared following negotiations of the parties violated the BITs. Nine IIAs currently have publicly available texts. Two are currently in force.