A look, by a lawyer, at the implications of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for those procuring goods and services within the NHS.
Julie Alchin, a solicitor at law firm, Brachers, specialising in commercial and contract law, discusses the implications of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the NHS, and in particular focuses on what healthcare estates personnel involved in procuring goods and services need to know.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 came into force on 26 February this year, and Contracting Authorities (CAs) will now need to comply with the changes when procuring contracts for works, services, and goods. The Regulations, in fact, ‘arrived’ early, ahead of the original schedule, as the Government was clearly keen to introduce what it considered to be substantial benefits in the new regime.
The new Regulations apply to procurements commenced on or after 26 February 2015; meaning they do not apply retrospectively. The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 will still govern procurements started prior to this date. A large majority of CAs will therefore be running procurements under two sets of procurement rules at this point in time.
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