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Procurement for academy trusts

procurement for academy trusts

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Through our experience of working for education clients and across the public sector, we genuinely know the pressures you face and the issues we need to solve for you. In particular, we ensure the solutions we provide are proportionate, practical and soundly based on our extensive understanding of this complex area of law.

From advising on a specific aspect, such as the drafting of a contract to accompany an invitation to tender, through to managing the whole procurement process, our expert team provide advice that is both legally and commercially sound.

what we do...

Reviewing all of your tender documents, producing contracts and ensuring you use appropriate documentation throughout the process.
Advising on the management of clarification questions.

Advising on whether the EU procurement regime applies.
Supporting you on how to evaluate the financial aspects of a tender.

what the directories say...

A client commends the team's "diligence, proactiveness and determination to get the job done."

Chambers 2021

"The team is reliable and extremely responsive," remarks one client, who adds: "They are the best in the business and their reputation is well deserved."

Chambers 2020

The team have been exceptional. They have been understanding, reassuring and knowledgeable. I can't emphasise how valuable their support has been at both a practical and an emotional level.

Chambers 2019

A client adds: 'The firm is a very efficient and effective organisation, and I often hear other colleagues around the country reflecting on the high quality of their work, guidance and support.'

Chamber 2018

The ‘highly professional and responsive’ team at Browne Jacobson LLP assists educational providers, including multi-academy trusts, with restructuring and academisation as well as providing regulatory advice and representing institutional clients in discrimination claims.

Legal 500 2017

A highly ambitious organisation with a superb corporate image, excellent client support and good commercial awareness.

Chambers 2017

recent experience

Advising on the procurement of a private sector partner to establish a corporate joint venture for the delivery of schools catering within a London borough. We provided advice on procurement, state aid and pensions together with contractual and corporate structures. The result is one of the first corporate joint ventures of its type and sector in the country.