PFI and PPP hub
Welcome to our PFI and PPP hub: Bringing together everything you need to navigate PFI expiry, disputes and the future of infrastructure finance.
PFI expiry and disputes
As the first generation of PFI contracts near expiry, public bodies and private sector partners face a unique set of legal and commercial challenges around handback and disputes. Getting this process right is critical to ensure value for money, operational continuity and legal compliance.
We bridge the gap between the public and private sectors to advise clients across the UK on every stage of this process, from asset condition reviews and handback planning to dispute management and contract transition.
The future of infrastructure finance
The framework of infrastructure finance is evolving rapidly and presents opportunities for the both the public and private sectors.
As the UK transitions beyond PFI, the need for fresh PPPs and new financing models such as PF2, Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO) and public sector-led investment programmes has become essential to deliver projects that reflect today’s funding realities and sustainability priorities.
We've been at the forefront of infrastructure financing for decades and we understand both the opportunities and pitfalls of PPP models. Our team has deep cross-sector experience of major infrastructure projects and bridges the public/private gap to connect our clients with the right people and organisations. This means we can guide you on future-proof models of financing and delivery shaping the post-PFI landscape and help accelerate your growth and success.
Key facts and figures
Media coverage
We have authored a number of articles for trade and national media outlining why the Labour government should consider implementing new PPP programmes to finance public infrastructure.
The Times: Reeves must solve the puzzle of using private cash for public schemes
Planning, Building and Construction Today: Britain’s public infrastructure renewal requires a new mechanism for leveraging private investment
Open Access Government: Can reimagined public-private partnerships deliver community healthcare infrastructure?
Public Finance: Could a new-look PFI fund neighbourhood care centres?
Public Finance: How should we fund public infrastructure?
Healthcare Today: A caveated approach to the public-private partnership model
Rail Professional: Replacing PFI could hold the key to building new rail infrastructure
Tes: How can Labour afford to fix the ageing school estate?
Education Property: What the 2024 Budget tells us about the future of school estates
Craig Elder, partner in Browne Jacobson’s government team, has been part of a six-person expert panel that has contributed to Building magazine’s Funding the Future campaign throughout 2025.
Media coverage resulting from this has included:
Building announces panel of experts to inform its Funding the Future coverage
Is PFI about to stage a comeback?
What would a new generation of PFI mean for construction?
What will the infrastructure strategy say about private finance?
Why the government is looking to the Thames Tideway project for ways to fund £14.2bn Sizewell C
Government wants firms to register interest in plans to build some health schemes using PPP
Labour must rethink private finance for infrastructure projects
Our collaboration with the CBI on shaping the future of PPPs for infrastructure renewal has been covered across trade media.
The Irish News: It’s time to choose prosperity over politics to put country on a path to growth
Construction News: CBI launches drive to create PFI successor
Construction Management: CBI to explore new PPP models
Construo: CBI to explore new PPP models
Local Government Lawyer: Browne Jacobson and CBI launch partnership to advise Government on new PPP models
Healthcare Markets (LaingBuisson): Browne Jacobson and CBI launch project to shape next generation of PPPs
Healthcare Property: A new era for PPP infrastructure financing
Partnerships Bulletin: CBI to develop PPP research
Law Society Gazette: Is it time for the UK to rethink Its PFI legacy? A visit to Ontario’s gleaming new court says yes
Government and Public Sector Journal: Browne Jacobson and CBI roundtable explores how to finance public infrastructure post-PFI
CBI: Developing a new private finance model to ‘get Britain building again’
In the Autumn Budget, (4.2 Investing in the future), the government said it will use PPP programmes to deliver some of the 250 neighbourhood health centres it committed to. This project will provide an evidence base on PPP schemes to support the delivery of wider infrastructure ambitions, including new towns.
Our comments reacting to this announcement featured in:
CoStar: Budget 2025: Relief and disappointment as UK Chancellor at last unveils her plan
GP Online: What does the autumn budget mean for GPs?
Facilitate Magazine: WFM sector responds to Chancellor's speech
Healthcare Property: Budget response: There’s a battle ahead!
Education Property: Budget provides opportunities for contractors and developers
Ground News: Budget 2025 legal comments: ‘New PFI’, neighbourhood health centres and NHS investment
Open Access Government: The UK Government will expand Neighbourhood Health Centres in NHS overhaul
CIM Magazine: The UK construction sector reacts to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget
Public Finance: New PPP model to underpin neighbourhood health pledge
Healthcare Today: The rehabilitation of healthcare PPP
We have authored a number of articles for trade and national media outlining why the Labour government should consider implementing new PPP programmes to finance public infrastructure.
The Times: Reeves must solve the puzzle of using private cash for public schemes
Planning, Building and Construction Today: Britain’s public infrastructure renewal requires a new mechanism for leveraging private investment
Open Access Government: Can reimagined public-private partnerships deliver community healthcare infrastructure?
Public Finance: Could a new-look PFI fund neighbourhood care centres?
Public Finance: How should we fund public infrastructure?
Healthcare Today: A caveated approach to the public-private partnership model
Rail Professional: Replacing PFI could hold the key to building new rail infrastructure
Tes: How can Labour afford to fix the ageing school estate?
Education Property: What the 2024 Budget tells us about the future of school estates
Craig Elder, partner in Browne Jacobson’s government team, has been part of a six-person expert panel that has contributed to Building magazine’s Funding the Future campaign throughout 2025.
Media coverage resulting from this has included:
Building announces panel of experts to inform its Funding the Future coverage
Is PFI about to stage a comeback?
What would a new generation of PFI mean for construction?
What will the infrastructure strategy say about private finance?
Why the government is looking to the Thames Tideway project for ways to fund £14.2bn Sizewell C
Government wants firms to register interest in plans to build some health schemes using PPP
Labour must rethink private finance for infrastructure projects
Our collaboration with the CBI on shaping the future of PPPs for infrastructure renewal has been covered across trade media.
The Irish News: It’s time to choose prosperity over politics to put country on a path to growth
Construction News: CBI launches drive to create PFI successor
Construction Management: CBI to explore new PPP models
Construo: CBI to explore new PPP models
Local Government Lawyer: Browne Jacobson and CBI launch partnership to advise Government on new PPP models
Healthcare Markets (LaingBuisson): Browne Jacobson and CBI launch project to shape next generation of PPPs
Healthcare Property: A new era for PPP infrastructure financing
Partnerships Bulletin: CBI to develop PPP research
Law Society Gazette: Is it time for the UK to rethink Its PFI legacy? A visit to Ontario’s gleaming new court says yes
Government and Public Sector Journal: Browne Jacobson and CBI roundtable explores how to finance public infrastructure post-PFI
CBI: Developing a new private finance model to ‘get Britain building again’
In the Autumn Budget, (4.2 Investing in the future), the government said it will use PPP programmes to deliver some of the 250 neighbourhood health centres it committed to. This project will provide an evidence base on PPP schemes to support the delivery of wider infrastructure ambitions, including new towns.
Our comments reacting to this announcement featured in:
CoStar: Budget 2025: Relief and disappointment as UK Chancellor at last unveils her plan
GP Online: What does the autumn budget mean for GPs?
Facilitate Magazine: WFM sector responds to Chancellor's speech
Healthcare Property: Budget response: There’s a battle ahead!
Education Property: Budget provides opportunities for contractors and developers
Ground News: Budget 2025 legal comments: ‘New PFI’, neighbourhood health centres and NHS investment
Open Access Government: The UK Government will expand Neighbourhood Health Centres in NHS overhaul
CIM Magazine: The UK construction sector reacts to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget
Public Finance: New PPP model to underpin neighbourhood health pledge
Healthcare Today: The rehabilitation of healthcare PPP
Key contacts
Craig Elder
Partner
Peter Ware
Partner
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