Local Government Contracts and Procurement 3rd ed

Name: Local Government Contracts and Procurement 3rd ed
Brand: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
SKU: 9781847666970
Price: 2080.65 HKD
Availability: PreOrder
Author: Helen Randall; a team of contributors from Trowers and Hamlin
ISBN: 9781847666970

Edited by Helen Randall · a team of contributors from Trowers and Hamlin

Coming Soon Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing) Available December 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781847666970
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
Publication: December 2026
Format: Hardback , 700 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Detailed and practical advice on the law relating to local government procurement.

This fully updated new edition will assist all those advising on or involved in tendering, selecting, negotiating and managing commercial contracts in local government. The book provides invaluable guidance and practical advice, starting with the principles of procurement, detailing the UK and EU constraints moving through to the process of procurement and negotiating the contract. Contractual principles are discussed and the work includes the contents of contracts for various local authority clients’ departments with example clauses and hints on drafting techniques.

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

About the Author

Written by an expert in her field, Helen Randall is recognised in the Legal 500 abd Chambers Guides as a national expert on local government and PPPs.

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