Procurement – Covid-19

Risk of huge bill on expiring PFI contracts

Large sums of taxpayer’s money risk being wasted as a wave of Private Finance Initiative contracts expire without careful management by the public sector, the Public Accounts Committee has warned in a new report out today (Friday 19 March). Establishing procurement strategies early to replace the PFIs will be important, one lawyer says.

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Negligent firms could be excluded from government work

Contractors which have demonstrated “gross professional negligence” on previous projects could be prevented from winning future government work, the Prime Minister has indicated.

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Procurement challenge proposals a missed opportunity, says CLC

Proposals for court reforms to speed up the review system for challenges to procurement decisions represent a “missed opportunity”, the Construction Leadership Council has told the government.

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Online modern slavery reporting to be mandatory

Government has launched a new online registry for modern slavery statements ahead of proposed changes to reporting requirements for companies and public bodies under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

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Directors disqualified over construction cartel activity

Two former directors of pre-cast concrete drainage products supplier FP McCann have been disqualified for 11 and 12 years respectively for their roles in an illegal construction cartel.

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Plant hire firm fined after fatal rig maintenance incident

A plant hire specialist has been ordered to pay over £200,000 after a worker was fatally injured while undertaking maintenance on a piling rig at a construction site in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

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Unlimited fines announced for fire safety breaches

Building owners could face unlimited fines for breaching fire safety regulations under measures announced by the government this week, which will come into force as part of the legislation in the Building Safety Bill.

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Radical project governance reform demanded

A radical overhaul to corporate governance of major construction projects – to be overseen by the Infrastructure Projects Authority – is called for by senior construction figures in response to the public procurement Green Paper on which consultation closed this week.

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Skills plan to end self employment in construction

New government mandates on direct employment could be introduced in construction within the next four years under a skills strategy for the sector published this week by the Construction Leadership Council. Lawyers say these mandates could bring many benefits, but would increase costs for contractors which should be reflected in the evaluation of tenders.

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Rail risk fees reduction aims to boost investment

Risk fees applied to third party work on the railways will be reduced by Network Rail from this April in a move which lawyers and industry say is likely to help increase private investment in the network.

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