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Jonathan Blunden

Sharpe Pritchard
Jonathan specialises in high-profile public law litigation. He has extensive experience of advising both claimants and defendants in judicial review and procurement litigation. Much of Jonathan’s work is focussed on advising public bodies on the public law aspects of decision-making, and defending such decisions when they are challenged.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2016

Experience

  • Kingsley Napley LLP (2014 - 2017)
  • DAC Beachcroft LLP (2017 - 2019)
  • DLA Piper UK LLP (2019 - 2023)

Membership

  • The Administrative Law Bar Association
  • The Procurement Lawyers’ Association
  • The Young Public Lawyers Group

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) History (2010)
  • Mphil History (2011)
  • LLB (2014)

Education

  • University of Cambridge (2011)
  • University of York (2010)
  • College of Law (2014)

1 Contributions by Jonathan Blunden

Varying award criteria during a procurement: PCR 2015 limits, case law, and when procedures must be restarted (pre-Procurement Act 2023)
PRACTICE NOTES
Varying award criteria during a procurement: PCR 2015 limits, case law, and when procedures must be restarted (pre-Procurement Act 2023)
This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regime This Practice Note addresses public procurement exercises launched before the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) took effect on 24 February 2025. Any in-scope procedure started on or after that date is subject to PA 2023. Through the Act’s transitional and savings provisions, the prior public procurement regimes continue, so far as required, to enable contracting authorities to finalise and manage procurements commenced before PA 2023 commenced (ie procurements already under way). This Practice Note should be considered against that backdrop. For background reading, see Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. Additional practical guidance on PA 2023 appears in a separate subtopic, see: Procurement Act 2023—overview. Implications of changes during the public procurement procedure This Practice Note sets out when a contracting authority may adjust its award criteria during a procurement process, with primary emphasis on procedures conducted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102. See Practice Note: Introduction to public contracts procurement...
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