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Or maybe silver. The Cabinet Office is claiming victory on a number of points that they have been negotiating (and continue to) with the EU regarding the new procurement directive.
Proposed “national oversight bodies” will no longer come into being and there will not be a mandatory division of contracts into lots in order to encourage SME participation. The Cabinet Office has also been pushing for greater access to the competitive procedure with negotiation, slightly ironic considering the current clampdown on use of the competitive dialogue process and requirement for central government contracts to be procured within 120 days, and it claims that these requests have been acted upon.
One area in which they haven’t been successful is the retention of the Part A/Part B split with this being a key issue for Europe. Though there will be a “lighter touch” regime for some services.
We wait to see what the next round of dialogue and the final directive brings.
Draft legislation has already been produced to replicate the 2017 IR35 changes within the public sector and extend these to medium and large private sector organisations, with the final legislation previously expected this month.
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The University of Edinburgh has been fined £10,000 for allowing animal research workers to be exposed to laboratory animal allergens “LAA”.
Following a consultation last year on a draft form, the Department for Education (DfE) has now published extensive guidance for schools and colleges in relation to security.
A partner at a Magic Circle law firm has this week been ordered to pay £235,000 in fines and costs by a disciplinary tribunal, having been found guilty of breaching his professional obligations.
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