This webinar will be addressing the principles and origins of competitions, the WTO structure, and implementation of the UK Nations regulations, with focus on the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). The structure and key elements of PCR 2015 will be addressed incl: contract types, thresholds, values, the available procedural routes, their conduct, Prior Information Notices, and Contract Notices. The impacts of Ministerial directives, Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) and the Public Contracts (Social Value) Act will also be reviewed.
How procedures are determined by public bodies will be addressed along with why the most common UK procedures - restricted and open procedures, along with lots, frameworks, hubs, and dynamic purchasing systems - are being used and the trends that are noticeable. Price, quality (MEAT) assessment selection criteria and weightings, procurement portals, prior information notices (PINs) and premarket engagement will be referenced.
The RIBA 10 Principles for Better Procurement guidance and good practices will be covered with commentary on current impacts, including Brexit, the pandemic, the emergency regulations and climate crisis. The growth in social values guidance and its adoption from, for example, the Mayor of London (ADUP), UKGBC, LETI, LGA (TOM’s) will also be addressed.
Information on how best to identify the bid challenges and opportunities when selecting potential project bids, where the work is to be found and at what stages (0-7), how consortia bids can be constructed, bid appropriateness and practice viability will be addressed, with guidance on adding professional value along with some dos & don’ts.
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