The Procurement Lawyers’ Association is proud to announce its 10th Annual Essay 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:

“When ensuring legal compliance under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, is greater care needed to avoid incumbent provider disadvantage, than to ensure equal treatment of other bidders? Does the Procurement Act 2023 herald a different approach in this area?”

The essay should be submitted to the PLA by no later than 5pm on Friday 5^th September 2025 (please note this is an extension from the previous deadline of Friday 6th June 2025) via email to 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

The winner will 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: