Procurement series: Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act

The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 will introduce a statutory duty on certain public bodies to consider socially responsible public procurement when carrying out procurement, to set objectives in relation to well-being goals, and to publish a procurement strategy.

We were joined by Sue Hurrell from Welsh Government to explore exactly what that means for public bodies and how to comply with the requirements.

This event was part of Blake Morgan’s Procurement Series, where experts examined what you needed to know about the changing world of procurement.

Blake Morgan’s specialist team of public procurement solicitors advise both bidders and contracting authorities on challenges arising from public procurements in all sectors.

Speakers

Tomos Lewis

Partner

Tomos is a commercial lawyer specialising in general commercial law, public procurements law, projects, information technology, data protection and information governance.

Sue Hurrell

Head of Fair Work Procurement, Welsh Government

Sue has worked in procurement policy, in Welsh Government and in Whitehall, for most of her career. She has worked on projects to improve competition for public contracts, and opportunities for SMEs and consortia bids.