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Starting 19 November 2026, Beale & Co will be hosting a webinar series on the Procurement Act 2023.

 

The Act had promised greater flexibility, innovation and competition across public procurement, but recent findings suggest many public sector buyers are still facing the same barriers when delivering major projects.

 

Join members of our specialist Public Procurement team, Paul Henty and Charlie Bayliss, as they explore the latest developments shaping the procurement landscape. The three webinars will focus on:

 

Innovation and Sovereignty | 19 November 2026, 12:30pm

What the CMA found, what the NPPS asks for, and how the Act’s tools can be used to buy infrastructure and frontier technology differently, including bidding in an AI world.

 

Risk | 15 December 2026, 12:30pm

The Act’s freedoms, its national security powers, and what Parkingeye, Prime Way Care and Apasen tell buyers and bidders about challenge risk.

 

Data | 20 January 2027, 12:30pm

What becomes visible, measurable and risky in 2027: the Social Value Model, performance and steel transparency, PPN 025, and the CMA’s drive to turn procurement data into bid-rigging detection.

 

Whether you work in infrastructure, construction, technology, utilities or the public sector, the series will explore the practical implications of the Procurement Act and the challenges and opportunities it presents.

 

To register your place, email events@beale-law.com, letting us know which session(s) you would like to attend.