Procuring success

摘要

One of the key tenets of Brexit was 'taking back control' - a populist (and popular) three-word soundbite back in 2016 but something that resonated with the view that many of the country's laws and processes were governed by EU Regulations and Directives. While this may not have been at the forefront of the referendum campaign, an important area for taking back control was thought to be in the area of public procurement and public sector tendering processes. This regime is now in the process of change in the UK, following the expiry of the Brexit transition period. The next step is going to be the introduction of new legislation. In the Government's Green Paper on transforming public procurement, published in December last year, Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew stated that the end of the transition period provides 'an historic opportunity to overhaul [the UK's] outdated public procurement regime'. The Government said the exit from the EU was a chance to shape the future public procurement landscape, 'independent of the EU's complex system of procurement laws'.