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Grace Tebbutt

DAC Beachcroft
Grace works in the Commercial Litigation team at DAC Beachcroft LLP. She has a broad commercial practice with particular specialist experience in complex contractual disputes, procurement litigation and civil fraud claims. Grace advises a wide range of clients including public bodies, corporates, financial institutions and high net-worth individuals. 

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2019

Qualification

  • LLB (2014)

Education

  • University of Bristol (2014)

1 Contributions by Grace Tebbutt

Procurement Act 2023: statutory objectives and duties across the covered procurement life cycle: value for money, equal treatment, targeted transparency/proportionality, SME barrier reduction, and the National Procurement Policy Statement
PRACTICE NOTES
Procurement Act 2023: statutory objectives and duties across the covered procurement life cycle: value for money, equal treatment, targeted transparency/proportionality, SME barrier reduction, and the National Procurement Policy Statement
STOP PRESS: As of 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) are in force. Procurements starting on or after that day must proceed under PA 2023, while exercises commenced under the prior regimes—the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Regulations 2016, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011—must continue to be run and administered in line with those rules. See also Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. The Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) takes effect on 24 February 2025 and governs all public procurements that begin on or after that date. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, will remain the framework for procurements launched on or before 23 February 2025, together with the contracts that follow. For more detail on the transition, see Cabinet Office—Guidance: Transitional and Saving Arrangements. PA 2023, s 12 specifies the objectives applicable to a covered public procurement. Official government guidance on covered procurement has also been issued. Covered procurements A ‘covered procurement’ is described in PA 2023, s 1(1)(b) as: ‘the award, entry into and management of a public contract’ by a...
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