Emily Tracey
Emily is a solicitor in our Commercial and Public Procurement team and has over 3 years' experience advising clients on complex and high value matters. Emily supports key clients including NHS commissioners and providers, central government bodies, local authorities, housing associations and private sector companies. Emily advises clients in the North of England, as well as nationally.
Emily has experience with a wide range of procurements including for NHS providers and other commercial service contracts. Recent experience includes:
- Assisting with the procurement of a development partner for a regeneration project. This project involved working in partnership with a property consultancy to produce the procurement documents, which assessed how potential development partners would deliver the client's requirements.
- Supporting a client with the procurement of a high-profile healthcare SaaS solution. Emily worked alongside several IT commercial lawyers and several senior procurement lawyers to deliver the project.
- Assisting with the procurement of a design and construction contract to build a flagship headquarters. This project involved advising the client on the various procurement processes and drafting the procurement documents.
- Supporting an NHS commissioner with their procurement of healthcare services valued above £1bn which aims improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver sustainable services.
Emily is also able to deliver training on the newly implemented Provider Selection Regime and the Procurement Act which has overturned the existing legislation in this field and also has an in-depth understanding of current procurement legislation and the case law that impacts it.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2023
Experience
- DAC Beachcroft LLP (2023 - 2024)
- Hill Dickinson LLP (2021 - 2023)
Membership
- Young International Arbitration Group
Qualifications
- MsC (2020)
- LPC (2019)
- BA (2015 - 2018)
Education
- University of Law (2018-2020)
- University of Liverpool (2015-2018)
2 Contributions by Emily Tracey
PRACTICE NOTES
Competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023: practical guidance on notices, time limits, stages, negotiation, down-selection, refining criteria and award
STOP PRESS
From 24 February 2025, the core provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) apply. Any procurement launched on or after that date must proceed under PA 2023. Exercises started under the earlier rules—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 regimes. See Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023.
This material concerns the Procurement Act 2023 framework. It offers practical guidance on public procurement governed by PA 2023. For hands-on guidance on procedures under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, see the Practice Notes: Public procurement—open procedure—pre-PA 2023; Public procurement—restricted procedure—pre-PA 2023; Public procurement—competitive procedure with negotiation—pre-PA 2023; Public procurement—competitive dialogue procedure—pre-PA 2023; and Public procurement—innovation partnership procedure—pre-PA 2023.
Competitive tendering procedures
Before placing a public contract, a contracting authority must conduct a competitive tendering exercise unless rare exceptions apply—for example, where the award is made under a framework (commonly called a call-off contract) or where a direct award can be justified. For...
Public Law
PRACTICE NOTES
Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023: practical guidance on suitability, legal requirements and key stages
STOP PRESS:
From 24 February 2025, the principal provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) came into force. Procurements launched on or after that date must be conducted under PA 2023. Procurements initiated under the previous frameworks—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 let and managed in line with those rules. See Practice Note: Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023. This content concerns the Procurement Act 2023 regime and offers practical guidance on public procurement under PA 2023.
For practical guidance on procedures used under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, see the following Practice Notes:
Public procurement—open procedure—pre-PA 2023
Public procurement—restricted procedure—pre-PA 2023
Public procurement—competitive procedure with negotiation—pre-PA 2023
Public procurement—competitive dialogue procedure—pre-PA 2023
Public procurement—innovation partnership procedure—pre-PA 2023
Competitive tendering procedures
Before awarding a public contract, a contracting authority must run a competitive tendering process, save in limited circumstances—for instance, where awarding under a framework (a call-off contract) or where a direct award can be justified...
Public Law
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