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When outsourced public services move between providers or return in-house, the staff transfer is rarely a footnote. This article examines employee liability information, Fair Deal pensions and tender-stage risk allocation, with practical checks for authorities and bidders approaching a retender.
Public funding arrangements are often labelled before they are analysed. This article sets out why the grant-contract distinction matters before payments begin, and offers a practical diagnostic for public bodies and recipients.
Social value commitments are easy to applaud at bid stage and harder to enforce after award. This article sets out a practical legal framework for converting promises into measurable contractual duties, monitoring delivery and applying proportionate remedies when performance falls short.
Price, scope and service levels tend to dominate contract negotiations, but risk often shifts in the schedules and boilerplate. This guide identifies ten quiet clauses that in-house legal teams should review before signature.
Supplier failure can interrupt essential public services and leave authorities exposed to cost and compliance risk. This playbook sets out early warning signs, contractual protections, insolvency law considerations and a practical response when a contractor enters an insolvency process.
The Procurement Act 2023 is now in its second year of operation, and the focus has shifted from implementation to assurance. This article examines the practical compliance pitfalls facing contracting authorities and suppliers, the lessons emerging from early scrutiny, and the steps needed to make procurement processes robust for 2026 and beyond.