Public procurement

Our specialist team helps to ensure that robust and successful procurements are completed without challenge.

Our lawyers advise on all stages of the procurement process including; pre-market engagement, initial scoping, potential application of exemptions, drafting all procurement and contract documents, negotiations with bidders, and the evaluation and award process. We also advise on any disputes or challenges that may arise and the options available to a defending body or challenging party.

Clients include bodies in local government, central government and the police, as well as other public bodies, registered providers of social housing and a broad portfolio of our private sector clients.

The team includes individuals with extensive in-house experience in the public sector, allowing us to apply our expertise in a way that helps businesses meet their requirements. We're also inaugural members of the Procurement Lawyers Association, which gives us cutting edge insight into this constantly evolving area.

• Advising the National Citizen Service Trust on its procurement of a provider to provide a residential programme to young people to encourage personal, social and civic development and a digital services provider to facilitate the development of digital service experiences to encourage young person development.
• Advising Manchester Airport Group on the procurement of an end-to-end security sampling solution for passenger and staff cabin baggage to also be delivered to its subsidiaries, Manchester Airport, London Stanstead Airport and East Midlands Airport.
• Advising Birmingham City Council on its competitive dialogue procurement of a joint venture/development partner for delivery of exemplar estate regeneration of its Ladywood Estate in Birmingham city centre.
• Advising the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime defending a claim brought in the High Court challenging a £400m procurement relating to a framework contract for the provision of estate management and back-office services in respect of the Metropolitan Police Service’s property estate.