Public Procurement & Subsidies (Formerly State Aid) - The Latest Update

Introduction

Public procurement law and the principles of subsidy control (former State Aid) are each EU constructs and whilst the UK was in the EU they had to be part of UK law.

This webinar will provide an overview of the extent to which the law is likely to change now the UK has have left the EU and will examine the short, medium and longer term implications of Brexit on public procurement and subsidy control. It will include consideration of WTO rules.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The proposed new public procurement law and its practical implications:
• The Government’s response to the consultation on the Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement (published December 2021), an update
• Recent Procurement Policy Note guidance e.g., National Procurement Policy Statement, Below Threshold Procurement, Taking Account of Carbon Reduction, and their implications as guidance
• How do you plan new procurements with so much uncertainty - e.g., business as usual or anticipate new law?
• Key similarities and differences between the current and proposed procurement law
• The likely treatment of past and future decisions of the European Court of Justice by UK judges
• The Subsidy Control Bill:
• The role of the Competition and Markets Authority
• More flexibility, referrals, and challenges
• Streamlining (like block exemptions)
• Meeting the government agenda via regional support
• Key WTO rules and how they differ from EU regulation

This webinar was recorded on 16th March 2022