This title will assist lawyers, purchasing managers and managers in client departments with complex contracts and offer guidance through the key stages of procurement: tendering , selecting, negotiating and managing commercial contracts in the context of Best Value. Guidance and practical advice is offered in this highly important area, starting with the principles of procurement, detailing the UK and EU constraints moving through to the process of procurement and negotiating the contract. Contractual principles are discussed to clarify the concept of contractual liability and the legal relationship created. The work includes the contents of contracts for various local authority clients departments with sample clauses and hints on drafting techniques. The sample clauses accompany case studies illustrating the procurement process from tendering and negotiating to drafting contracts.