Postgraduate Prospectus

The PGDip programme in Public Procurement Law and Policy is an innovative part-time programme provided by the School of Law under the auspices of the School’s world-renowned Public Procurement Research Group (PPRG).

This is the first course of its kind anywhere in the world and has been developed in recognition of the growing importance of legal regulation in controlling public procurement. Although it is intended to provide a “gold standard” in legal training in public procurement, the programme is aimed both at those with a legal background and those without and does not require that applicants possess a law degree.

Those taking the programme will obtain a thorough understanding of:

• the nature of law and the legal process
• the principles and rules of public procurement law
• the application of these rules in key national and international systems/models including those of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the World Trade Organistaion (WTO), the EU and the UK
• how to implement best practice in the context of a legal framework

The programme is designed, in particular, for:

• policy makers responsible for designing and implementing legal rules on public procurement
• procurement officers whose roles demand an understanding of the legal rules
• lawyers advising on public procurement
• those seeking to undertake research or teaching in public procurement

The PGDip is studied part-time by distance learning. Single weekend intensive teaching sessions are offered in Nottingham for each module taken.

Visit the School of Law website for further information. 

• The School of Law at The University of Nottingham is consistently ranked among the leading law schools in the United Kingdom. It was rated as the 4th best for research out of 67 law schools in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008) and has a grade of 'Excellent' for teaching
• The Public Procurement Research Group is the global leader in its field, and enjoys important professional relationships with relevant national and international institutions
• The excellent law library has in excess of 65,000 volumes, immediate access to a wide range of electronic materials and resources and a dedicated law librarian
• A dedicated administrator is employed to assist students with all aspects of the programme

The courses and research opportunities listed on this website are subject to change. While we will do all we can to ensure the information on these pages is accurate and up-to-date, The University of Nottingham reserves the right to change the content, modules and titles of any courses and research opportunities listed here without prior warning.