Public Procurement

We have a truly exceptional public procurement team of highly regarded specialists. We advise public bodies including the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (Europe's largest public procurer by value) and utilities both in relation to one-off major projects and day-to-day procurement problems. We also advise private sector contractors on bidding for public contracts and on lodging challenges.

Key Contacts

All eu & competition contacts

"Unrivalled non-City public procurement ability"

"…a vibrant public procurement practice capable of securing the largest mandates…"   Chambers & Partners UK.

The team is experienced in all aspects of the procurement rules, including the relevant EU directives and the large body of UK and EU court decisions. This experience allows us to devise creative commercial solutions to clients' problems, from advice on structuring transactions, through running competitions for projects, to bringing/defending challenges.

Moreover our excellent links with relevant OGC and Commission personnel help keep us abreast of the authorities' policies and enforcement priorities and enable us to give clients realistic risk assessments in circumstances where breaches cannot be avoided.