Public Procurement: Varying Public Contracts

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Webinar: Key and complex issues relating to Public Contract Procurement.

Walker Morris Procurement specialists Lynsey Oakdene and Kathryn Vickers recently held a webinar explaining how to navigate the safe harbours in order to avoid unfortunate consequences.

The webinar covers:

When a public contract can be modified
The consequences of not following procurement rules
The likely impact of the Procurement Bill.

Procurement risk doesn’t end when a contract is entered into validly and without challenge. Any variation of a validly procured public contract must fall within one of the safe harbours in the Public Contract Regulations. If it doesn’t, it’s likely to amount to the unlawful direct award of a new contract. This can have unfortunate consequences for both contracting authority and contractor.

About the speakers

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Lynsey Oakdene

Lynsey is a Director in our Dispute Resolution Team who specialises in all aspects of commercial disputes and regularly advises on a wide range of matters.

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Kathryn Vickers

Kathryn is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution Team, known for her work resolving disputes through litigation, adjudication, or more often negotiation or mediation.

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