
Luton Borough Council was prosecuted by the HSE late last year following an incident at a high school in which an assistant headteacher was attacked by a pupil and left with life-changing injuries.
However, the EU procurement rules on frameworks have not been particularly well understood, even by those who are responsible for setting up and managing frameworks. There is also considerable legal uncertainty over what those rules actually say.
In an attempt to bring some clarity to this area of law and procurement practice, the Procurement Lawyers Association has just issued a briefing paper on framework agreements. This paper is free to download from the PLA website.
Some of the themes explored in the paper are:
Andrew Millross was a member of the PLA working party that produced the guidance. If you would like to discuss any of the guidance with Andrew, or would like advice on setting up or using framework agreements, he and his team can be contacted on 0121 212 7473 or andrew.millross@anthonycollins.com.
Luton Borough Council was prosecuted by the HSE late last year following an incident at a high school in which an assistant headteacher was attacked by a pupil and left with life-changing injuries.
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