Competition.

This annual competition has been established in memory of Rosie Choueka, a committed and hard-working member of the PLA’s Executive Committee who sadly passed away in 2015 following a valiant fight against breast cancer.

Rosie had a passion for public procurement law which the PLA aims to honour by encouraging young lawyers (students, solicitors and barristers (or national equivalents) up to and including three (3) years post qualification status) to submit an essay of not less than 2000 words and not more than 3000 words on different public procurement subjects. This year the chosen topic is:

“Is public procurement the right vehicle for delivery of social value – what are the pros and cons?”

The essay should be submitted to the PLA by no later than 5pm on Friday 5^th June 2026 via email to Dr Rebecca Rees at Trowers & Hamlins LLP (rrees@trowers.com).

We are pleased to announce that the following prizes will be available for the winning essays:

• £2000 – first prize
• £1000 – second prize
• £500 – third prize

With many thanks to White Paper Conferences, all prize winners will be able to attend next year’s Public Procurement conference in London free of charge.

The winner will also be invited to present their paper at a future meeting of the Procurement Lawyers’ Association. The full competition rules can be viewed via the link below: