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The wintry weather we are currently experiencing poses many challenges for local authorities and other public bodies, including ensuring that they are as prepared as possible to address unpredictable weather-related problems.
It is well established that ambiguity in tender criteria leaves a contracting authority exposed to challenge if a court would not be able to conclude that the criteria were sufficiently clear to permit a uniform understanding among tenderers.
The public procurement regulations are not the only legal constraint for a public body to consider when looking to purchase.
When a public body changes its service provider, there may well be a transfer of staff for TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) purposes.
The new EU public procurement directives came into force on 17 April 2014, and must be transposed into national law within two years.