The United Kingdom Government has released (4 September 2019)
new guidance on public procurement processes in the U.K in the
event of a "no deal" Brexit. How would the procurement of
major infrastructure in the U.K be affected, and what can
contractors and authorities do now to prepare?
Public procurement processes are often criticised by contractors
for being time consuming, bureaucratic and expensive. The U.K
Government considers that potential reform of the rules is one of
the potential benefits of any withdrawal of the U.K from the
institutions of the European Union.
However, in its most recent guidance, published on 4 September
2019, the Government has confirmed "business as usual" in
relation to public procurement. This means that the current regime,
including the competitive dialogue process which is commonly used
in infrastructure procurement, will continue to apply in the UK
– at least in the short term.
