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Our public sector experience is borne from almost 80 years of advising Central Government and their delivery agencies on matters ranging from day-to-day support, through to the delivery of high-profile, complex and strategically important Government projects.
Our expertise
Our national public sector team comprises of over 150 legal professionals (including 60 expert partners) encompassing the full range of specialisms required to support our clients. We have the capacity, flexibility and resilience to respond and allocate resources quickly and efficiently, rapidly scale-up or scale-down as required, all whilst delivering consistent, high-quality advice. Our lawyers are also highly experienced at advising within the legal, political and commercial environment in which Government operates, and we provide advice that is grounded in this knowledge and always within the framework of the Attorney General’s Guidance.
Our team also includes a number of former in-house central government lawyers, giving us first-hand experience of how government operates, and an enhanced understanding of the legal and practical challenges involved in supporting the delivery of policy objectives.
We advise on the full spectrum of specialisms required by Government bodies, including:
Employment & Pensions
Construction
Planning
Corporate & Finance law
Environmental law
Contracts
Public procurement & litigation
Commercial litigation & dispute resolution
Real estate & real estate finance
Information Technology law
Projects / PFI / PPP
Subsidies, grants & competition law
Public Law & dispute resolution
Restructuring & insolvency law
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As a leading public sector practice, we understand the interface and interdependencies with Central Government and its many agencies. We have a well-established relationship with Government, which is demonstrated by our appointment to the GCA’s (formerly CCS) RM6360 (Lot 1), RM6240 (Lots 1a and 2a) and RM6374 (Lots 1-4) panel arrangements.
We place genuine partnership with Government at the heart of our approach, working as an extension of your in-house teams where appropriate. We invest in value-driven long-term relationships with our Government clients, taking the time to understand your specific requirements and methods of working. We consistently adapt our partnerships throughout the relationship, offering added value including knowledge transfer and training, provision of meeting spaces and wider strategic support.
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Department for Education (DfE)
We have been advising on all major school and academy building and refurbishment programmes over the last 20 years, including the Priority School Building Programmes, Free Schools and the current School Rebuilding Programme.
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, an executive agency of Department for Transport
Our team has assisted on mission-critical outsourcing of the theory test element of the GB driving test. This included 5 main procurements, 3 through the competitive dialogue, 1 under the restricted procedure and 1 using an existing government framework. This was an extremely complex technology outsourcing project with a value of over £300m.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
We are advising on the development and procurement of the circa £300m high-profile and innovative ‘Event Management Framework’ for delivery of nationally significant and major ceremonial events across Government and the wider public sector.
National Savings and Investments (NS&I)
We advised NS&I on the circa £1bn IT outsourcing / Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) arrangements, including 5 major procurements, disaggregation and exit from existing prime arrangements, various major disputes with suppliers and ongoing contract management advice.
Government Commercial Agency (previously Crown Commercial Services)
Our team are advising on the re-procurement and updating of the £100m+ travel transport and accommodation framework agreement to provide services for minsters and civil servants and to include provision for accommodation with associated services for asylum seekers.
UK Covid 19 Public Inquiry
We are advising high profile clients across multiple modules of the inquiry. Our team provide end-to-end support, including document retention ‘legal hold’, responding to Rule 9 requests, evidence gathering support, interviewing staff, and preparing witness statements and engaging with Inquiry feedback on statements. We also handle disclosure reviews, redaction exercises and support staff giving live evidence.
Key contact: Andrew Tobin
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