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The Practical impact of the Procurement Act 2023
– the challenges, the benefits and the legal lacunas
In the second of three articles for Local Government Lawyer on the Procurement
Act 2023 one year after it went live, Katherine Calder and Victoria Fletcher from
DAC Beachcroft consider some of its practical impact and implications, including
how to choose the right regime, how authorities are tackling the notice requirements,
considerations when making modifications, and setting and monitoring KPIs.
The Practical impact of the Procurement
Act 2023 – the challenges, the benefits
and the legal lacunas
Katherine Calder and Victoria Fletcher from DAC Beachcroft
consider some of its practical impact and implications,
including how to choose the right regime, how authorities
are tackling the notice requirements, considerations when
making modifications, and setting and monitoring KPIs.


Weekly mandatory food
waste collections
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councils set to miss the March deadline? Ashfords’ energy
and resource management team explain.
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and resource management team explain.


The Procurement Act 2023: One Year On -
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Katherine Calder and Sarah Foster of DAC Beachcroft focus on
changes to procurement design at selection and tender stage in
three key areas of change that the Act introduced.
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District council unlawfully increased parking charges, auditor finds
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District council unlawfully increased parking charges, auditor finds
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District council warns planning reform would “weaken local democracy”
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District council wins ‘Legal Services Innovation’ category at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2023
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District council wins High Court battle over ownership of former allotment land
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District council wins legal battle after planning inspector miscalculated its housing land supply
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District council wins Planning Court appeal over permission for 103-dwelling scheme
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