procurement

Advising a central government department on its ongoing procurement of a replacement ICT strategy. This has included drafting of procurement documentation, advising on whether amendments to a call-off contract under a framework were compliant, advising on the management of the procurement process, in particular evaluating and responding to a large number of clarification questions.

Advised on the transfer of commercial contracts between government departments. This involved conducting due diligence and advising on the potential options open, which concluded with the transferring of a number of contracts under a statutory transfer scheme and entering into shared services arrangements between departments. The advice included the procurement implications of transferring contracts and how to mitigate risks associated with this.

Advising a group of local authorities on establishing a Teckal company and trading company to run a public service in tandem - including advising on the possible structures of a shared services, the procurement and other commercial risks of different delivery models and how these can be mitigated and also drafting documents for Members on complex legal matters in a clear, comprehensive and concise format.

Advised 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 - delivering one of the first corporate joint ventures of its type and sector in the country in a very short time frame.