21 November 2025
Award-winning London legal practice Sharpe Pritchard has been appointed as a supplier to the new Orbis Framework in a wide range of areas, including procurement, construction local government, planning, employment and litigation. Orbis is a partnership of the legal services of Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council….
Read more13 November 2025
Between December 2024 and February 2025, the Government consulted on proposals to introduce measures to strengthen the standards and conduct regime for local authorities in England. Currently, the standards and conduct framework for local authorities, as set out in the Localism Act 2011, requires every local authority to adopt a code of conduct, which must…
Read more4 November 2025
This article seeks to provide contracting authorities (CAs) with the knowledge and guidance that they need to procure an open framework under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). The introduction of the PA23 has given CAs access to new commercial tools designed to make public procurement more flexible, transparent and outcome focused. One such innovation is…
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