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ARTICLE · 04 FEBRUARY 2020

Public Procurement Law Update: Brexit

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It will not have escaped your attention that the UK will leave the European Union at 11 p.m. GMT (midnight CET) on January 31, 2020.

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It will not have escaped your attention that the UK will leave the European Union at 11 p.m. GMT (midnight CET) on January 31, 2020. What are the implications for public procurement? Regardless of whether you are a contracting authority, utility or bidder in a regulated procurement process the key points are:

  • On a day-to-day basis nothing will immediately change – your obligations (and rights) remain the same.
  • The current position will continue to apply, at least, until December 31, 2020.
  • EU procurement law will continue to apply, at least to a time-limited extent, even after December 31, 2020. This is because the UK / EU Withdrawal Agreement makes provision for this. This is relevant to procurements that are commenced prior to that date.

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