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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Kate Davies |Ashlie Whelan-Johnson | +2 more
The Procurement Act goes live! The Procurement Act 2023 came into force on 24 February 2025 and applies, from this date, to new procurements commenced by contracting authorities for above-threshold contracts. To help you navigate the changes, we have produced a series of webinars, Insight articles checklists and infographics, all of which can be found on our microsite.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
opi.net | Kate Davies
OPI is the global business supplies industry's go-to hub for essential resources, news, analysis, information and networking. A trusted name since 1991, OPI delivers business-critical information through OPI, Independent Dealer and Workplace360 magazines, apps, website, events and resources such as industry research, marketing, executive search and dealer sales training.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
opi.net | Kate Davies
OPI is the global business supplies industry's go-to hub for essential resources, news, analysis, information and networking. A trusted name since 1991, OPI delivers business-critical information through OPI, Independent Dealer and Workplace360 magazines, apps, website, events and resources such as industry research, marketing, executive search and dealer sales training.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
theintermediary.co.uk | Kate Davies
The Government has put solving the housing crisis squarely at the centre of its plans for economic growth – 1.5 million new homes within the next five years – which it called “the biggest increase in social and affordable housing in a generation.”As we know, previous Governments have made similar pledges, and failed to deliver on them. As a developed economy, why can we not manage to build enough of the right property to house our population affordably?
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
ftadviser.com | David Hollingworth |Kate Davies
The Bank of England has just cut the base rate, coming 10 days after swap rates went up in the wake of the government’s Budget announcement. The mortgage market is used to seeing swap rates increase following Budget announcements so that was not a surprise, and the interest rate cut was widely expected. But it is a new UK government in place, meaning a different fiscal approach from its predecessor and, from January, a new and likely protectionist administration in the US led by Donald Trump.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
opi.net | Kate Davies
Romanian office supplies reseller Dacris has been awarded a silver medal by sustainability business ratings provider EcoVadis. Earning a score of 70 and ranking in the 92nd percentile, Dacris’ accomplishment places the business among the top 8% of companies assessed globally. The initial 2020 evaluation was seen as a procedural formality. However, by 2021, Dacris adopted a thorough approach, resulting in a score of 63, a silver medal and a ranking in the 88th percentile.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Catherine Wolfenden |Craig McCarthy |Craig Mccarthy |Laura Thornton |Kate Davies |John Cleverly | +2 more
Procurement Act: Litigation timing change | Survey on the National Procurement Policy StatementProcurement Act: Litigation timing changeThe Cabinet Office updated its guidance on remedies under the new Procurement Act 2023. Within this there are two timing changes to be aware of when contemplating procurement litigation under the Act:1. The claim form must be served within four months of the date the claim form is issued.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Kate Davies
Industry voices regularly call for reform of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) system. Calls to abolish it entirely are less common. But that suggestion came in September from the government’s innovation agency, Nesta, which proposed getting rid of both SDLT and council tax and replacing them with a system that primarily taxes a property based on the value of the land it occupies.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
opi.net | Kate Davies
OPI is the global business supplies industry's go-to hub for essential resources, news, analysis, information and networking. A trusted name since 1991, OPI delivers business-critical information through OPI, Independent Dealer and Workplace360 magazines, apps, website, events and resources such as industry research, marketing, executive search and dealer sales training.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
hls.harvard.edu | Kate Davies
Come learn about the Institute to End Mass Incarceration and its spring clinical program before the clinic’s application deadline (October 18). Hear from the Institute’s directors, Professor Andrew Crespo and Premal Dharia, and recent clinical students about the clinic’s approach to lawyering in partnership with organizer-led campaigns, learn about its work to prevent a new federal prison in Eastern Kentucky, and ask any questions you might have.
