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.
In this webinar, procurement specialists Lynsey Oakdene and Kathryn Vickers explain how to navigate the safe harbours in order to avoid unfortunate consequences.
