Public Procurement Belfast: Experience

• Northern Ireland Water in defending procurement challenges.
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive in respect of procurement strategy and processes.
• Irish Football Association in procurement and construction related issues for the re-development of Windsor Park.
• Housing Associations on procurement strategy and the interpretation of European case law on Northern Irish procurement policy.
• Local authorities on a number of related issues including contract variation, negotiation and the position with abnormally low tenders.
• Public and private sector on competitive dialogue processes.
• Procurement processes in respect of PFI/PPP projects including post award variations.
• Applicability of, and issues arising under, UK Procurement Regulations and Guidelines, the EU Directives, European, UK and Northern Irish case law.
• Development of procurement strategies for both public sector bodies and utilities;
• All steps in the procurement process from the initial advertisement through to debriefing;
• Drafting of all tender and contract documentation;
• Development of scoring matrixes, selection and award criteria and weightings;
• Initiating or defending High Court procurement challenges in Northern Ireland and Ireland;
• Responding or sending Freedom of Information Act requests relating to an award process;
• Audit and evaluation of procurement procedures for compliance with EU and UK public procurement rules.
• Anti-corruption and fraud detection through the procurement process and post-award.