Procurement – Covid-19

Arconic employees urged to give Grenfell evidence

Current and former executives of cladding specialist Arconic who are refusing to present oral evidence to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry due to a 1968 French law have been urged to “step up to the plate” by the UK’s Building Safety Minister.

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Social value procurement model takes effect

Firms bidding for government contracts worth over £10M must now demonstrate how they plan to deliver wider social value benefits under new procurement rules which came into force on 1 January.

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Procurement shake up needed for large projects

Shaking up the way the sector runs procurement to shift away from contract awards based on cheapest price and take a more constructive approach to risk allocation is urged to improve the delivery of infrastructure projects in a new report.

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Controversial development returns to Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate will look again at whether to recommend the controversial Westferry Printworks development in east London for approval after Housing, Communities & Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick reopened the planning inquiry into the £1Bn scheme.

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News in Brief: 8 January 2021

Contractors FM Conway and Kier Integrated Services have been reinstated to the Prompt Payment Code after overhauling their payment practices and implementing plans to meet the code’s standards.

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Frameworks reduction anticipated following review

Government is reportedly set to slash the number of frameworks used by its contracting authorities to procure public works in order to help streamline administrative processes.

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Procurement overhaul proposed in Green Paper

Consolidating over 300 ‘complex’ procurement regulations, reducing speculative challenges to contract awards and allowing public bodies to exclude bidders based on previous poor performance are among key changes to procurement rules proposed in a government Green Paper this week.

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Supreme Court overturns ban on Heathrow expansion

The Supreme Court has opened the way for a third runway to be built at Heathrow airport after reversing a Court of Appeal ruling which had initially blocked the scheme on climate grounds earlier this year.

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Homes England opts for dynamic purchasing approach

Homes England is changing the way it procures house builders to bring forward developments on its land from next summer, when it will replace its current Delivery Partner Panel with a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

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Record fine for builder over wildlife crime

House builder Bellway Homes has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime after damaging a habitat for protected bats during demolition work in Greenwich.

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