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Womble Bond Dickinson named as law firm partner for Tees Valley Combined Authority
07 Jan 2022
Womble Bond Dickinson has been named as one of the key partners to support growth in the Tees Valley region.
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Risky business: IPA's PFI Contract Management Programme published
15 Nov 2021
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts are becoming an increasing focus of attention for both the public and private sector, as their initial contract terms begin to come to an end at an accelerating rate.
Autumn Budget: the public purpose
28 Oct 2021
This Budget was promoted by the Chancellor as 'the' Budget to support world class public services and Levelling Up: a Budget for the whole of the UK, for people and communities, "one family, one United Kingdom"
East Anglia ONE
05 Sep 2021
The largest wind farm in Iberdrola’s history. East Anglia ONE is the offshore windfarm in which ScottishPower Renewables’ invested £2billion as part of R3. ScottishPower Renewables completed the installation and commissioning of its East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
03 Sep 2021
The south coast’s first offshore wind farm. Completed in 2018 as part of R3, Rampion Offshore Wind Farm generates enough electricity to power the equivalent of almost 350,000 UK homes.
Heads up: the PFI boomerang is returning
09 Aug 2021
The first waves of PFI contracts are now coming to the end of their lifespan and there is question over whether authorities are ready to deal with the responsibility for these projects as they hurtle back in the public sector's direction. Without proper planning, authorities may find that they are in for a nasty surprise.
Cabinet Office sharpens resolution on new procurement horizon
07 Jul 2021
The Cabinet Office has published three notes in quick succession which aim to add detail to the aspirational mission statement that it set out in the 2020 Public Procurement Green Paper
WBD reappointed to LUPC legal panel
17 Jun 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been reappointed to the legal panel for the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC).
Protect duty consultation: public protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks
14 Apr 2021
The Home Office has commenced a public consultation on how legislation, known as the Protect Duty, may be used to enhance the protection of publicly accessible locations across the UK from terrorist attacks.
Transforming Public Procurement – WBD's response to the Green Paper. Blue sky thinking or a brewing storm?
25 Mar 2021
In anticipation of the UK's exit from the European Union, the Cabinet Office published its Public Procurement Green Paper on 15 December 2020. It serves as an aspirational mission statement for the future of public procurement post-Brexit. The document reflects the overarching political climate in which it was composed, with the ministerial foreword taking aim at the EU's "outdated public procurement regime". The new proposals align themselves with the international Agreement on Government Procurement, and seem to deliberately steer away from the previous regime as a point of principle, towards one that "better meets the UK's needs".
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