PLA Working Groups
Members of the Procurement Lawyers’ Association share their expertise and views on public procurement law by way of Working Groups.
All members of the PLA are invited and welcome to join Working Groups.
Working Groups consider particular topics and in the past these have included Evaluation, Shared Services and responses to formal consultations.
Please contact any member of the Executive Committee if you have any ideas for future Working Groups.
Duncan Osler (duncan.osler@mfmac.com) is the PLA’s current Working Group Facilitator and is happy to discuss any aspects of Working Groups with members at any time.
Operating Principles
The formation of Working Groups will be announced to the membership. An invitation to attend an initial meeting will be issued to all those who express an interest in a particular working group.
At the initial meeting, the objectives of the Working Group should be set.
Any member may volunteer for the role of “Lead” of a Working Group; the Facilitators will assist as necessary.
Thereafter, each Working Group should decide on its own approach and volunteer work programme, allocating responsibility to individuals to contribute individual pieces of work (such as case digests). Each Working Group should set, and keep under review, timescales for completing pieces of work. From time to time, the Facilitator may ask the Lead for a progress update.
A Working Group should meet (probably via Teams, or similar) at least twice after the initial meeting, once to discuss core matters and later to reach a consensus on any difficult legal views or comment. That being a minimum, some Working Groups may meet on several occasions before completing their work.
Each Working Group should decide on the best means of circulating its output to members and beyond, such as by way of a paper published on the PLA website and a PLA Event. Facilitators and the Events Coordinator will assist with the programming of Events.