preliminary market consultations

Public Procurement

Textbook example of the risks of preliminary market consultations

It is no secret I have a very negative view on fairly lax approach to pre-market engagement taken by Directive 2014/24/EU and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This week we have a textbook example of the risks posed by opening the floodgates of communications with potential contractors before

Public Procurement

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 40

Regulation 40 - Preliminary market consultations Regulation 40 transposes Article 40 of Directive 2004/14/EU into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, expressly allowing contracting authorities to conduct market consultations with suppliers prior to the start of a new procedure. The Regulation is quite short with only three paragraphs setting