Outsourcing

We have one of the largest and most experienced specialist outsourcing teams of any law firm. We advise on the full range of sourcing (ITC, BPO, HRO), business transformation and facilities management projects. We have advised on some of the largest projects in the UK and Europe as well as many high profile global transactions.

Key Contacts

All tmt & sourcing contacts

Our specialist sourcing and business transformation team advises both suppliers and customers throughout the lifecycle of a project from early strategic advice through to renegotiation and exit. Our experience extends across the public as well as private sectors.

In addition to our sourcing experts, we have specialists who can deal with employee transfer, funding, tax. property and pensions issues.  Where appropriate we are also able to assist on the creation of special purpose vehicles to deal with funding and VAT complexities. We also have advised a number of Government departments on how to meet the Coalition Government’s mutualisation agenda as part of an sourcing transaction.

Both The Legal 500 and Chambers legal directories have consistently rated Pinsent Masons LLP as one of the leading technology and outsourcing law firms in the UK.

The following are examples of our recent client successes:

  • Advising BAA on its £100 million, five-year outsourcing deal with Capgemini to improve real time information at airports across the UK.
  • Advising Centrica plc on the £247 million outsourcing of its data centre services to HP and on the outsourcing of its 25,000-user desktop services to Fujitsu.
  • Advising HM Government on the outsourcing of its global Future Logistics Programme for MOD.
  • Advising HM Government on all aspects of the procurement of e-Borders for the Home Office in relation to its new border control system.
  • Advising a UK retail bank on the renegotiation of its multi-vendor application development and maintenance panel, with an annual spend of circa £60m.
  • Advising a UK financial institution on the outsourcing of all its Human Resources functions.
  • Advising a Supplier on the renegotiation of a significant life assurance administration ITO and BPO, with a lifetime value of circa £600m.
  • Advising an Investment bank on the renegotiation of a global IT support and maintenance agreement.