* Local Government Contracts and Procurement 3rd ed

NOT YET PUBLISHED

Local Government Contracts and Procurement, Third Edition is a truly accessible guide to the complex regulatory regime governing local authority contracting and tendering. The third edition will guide the reader easily through the key stages of a local government procurement exercise, providing detailed coverage of preparation; tendering; selecting; UK and EU constraints, and negotiating and managing commercial contracts.

Fully revised and updated, Local Government Contracts and Procurement 3ed provides:

• Coverage of the implication and application of new procurement Public Contracts Regulations 2015
• New case studies including joint ventures, trading companies and mutuals

This user-friendly book will act as a day-to-day reference work, providing easy access to topical case studies, contents and sample clauses, useful advice on drafting techniques and a discussion of contractual principles. This is essential reading for everyone advising on or involved in tendering, selecting, negotiating and managing commercial contracts in local government.

table of content

Part 1 - Principles of Procurement

1. Preparing for Procurement

2. Why do we have procurement rules and what are their benefits?

3. The Procurement Act 2023

4. Procurement methodologies

5. Procurement Hygiene: navigating conflicts of interest and fighting fraud

 

Part II: Contracts: Contents and Principles

6. Contracts: content and principles

7. Drafting principles 8. Managing Contracts

9. Intellectual Property Rights

10. Dispute Resolution

11. Statutory powers of local authorities exercise and scrutiny

12. The key principles of good governance

13. Partnership arrangements including joint ventures and joint venture companies

14. Public-Private Partnerships and other complex contracts

15. Artificial Intelligence and cyber risks - issues for procurement and contracts

16. The Commercial Council

17. Affected staff, TUPE and pensions

18. Sustainable Procurement and Social Value

19. Planning Powers to deliver regional change

20. Sustainable local government finances after austerity and the s114 crisis

 

Part III - Case Studies

21. Handling a successful prosecution

22. Real Estate as a tool for economic recovery

23. Shared services and strategic service partnerships

24. Housing Projects

25. Leisure and sporting events

26. Delivering Transport Projects

27. The Future of Devolution

28. The road to Net Zero

29. IT procurement

30. Procuring a waste project