Local Government Contracts and Procurement
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Description
Local Government Contracts and Procurement, Third Edition is a truly accessible guide to the complex regulatory regime governing local authority contracting and tendering.
The third edition guides the reader easily through the key stages of a local government procurement exercise, providing detailed coverage of preparation; tendering; selecting; UK and EU constraints, and negotiating and managing commercial contracts.
Fully updated and revised, the third edition provides:
- Coverage of the implication and application of Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- New case studies including joint ventures, trading companies and mutuals
This user-friendly book will act as a day-to-day reference work, providing easy access to topical case studies, contents and sample clauses, useful advice on drafting techniques and a discussion of contractual principles.
This is essential reading for everyone advising on or involved in tendering, selecting, negotiating and managing commercial contracts in local government.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Local Government Law online service.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Preparing for procurement
Chapter 2 – Why do we have procurement rules and what are their benefits?
Chapter 3 – The Procurement Act 2023
Chapter 4 – Procurement methodologies
Chapter 5 – Procurement Hygiene – navigating conflicts of interest and fighting fraud
Part II: Contracts: Contents and Principles
Chapter 6 – Contracts: contents and principles
Chapter 7 – Drafting techniques
Chapter 8 – Managing Contracts
Chapter 9 – The importance of IP rights in the 21st century
Chapter 10 – Dispute resolution
Chapter 11 – Statutory powers of local authorities: exercise and scrutiny
Chapter 12 – Governance
Chapter 13 – Partnership arrangements including joint ventures and joint venture companies
Chapter 14 – Public-Private Partnerships and other complex contracts
Chapter 15 – Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Risks – Issues for Procurement and Contracts
Chapter 16 – Local authorities trading and charging
Chapter 17 – Affected staff, TUPE and pensions
Chapter 18 – Sustainable Procurement and Social Value
Chapter 19 – Financial sustainability challenges for local government
Part III – Case Studies
Chapter 20 – Case Study: Planning Powers to deliver regional change
Chapter 21 – Case Study: Running A Successful Prosecution
Chapter 22 – Real Estate as a tool for economic growth
Chapter 23 – Case study: Strategic Service Delivery Partnerships
Chapter 24 – Case Study: Housing Projects
Chapter 25 – Case Study: Leisure and sporting events
Chapter 26 – Case Study: Delivering Construction Projects
Chapter 27 – Local Government Reorganisation
Chapter 28 – The Road to Net Zero
Chapter 29 – Case Study: IT Procurement
Chapter 30 Case study: procuring a waste contract
Product details
| Published | 10 Dec 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Pages | 704 |
| ISBN | 9781784511371 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Professional |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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