PPP and PFI contracts
Delivering a PPP project (being a long-term, high-value and strategically important arrangement between public and private sector partners) requires experienced and dedicated support. Our PPP lawyers have a wealth of experience advising both public and private sector partners (and funders) on the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and other PPP arrangements.
Our PPP lawyers provide a complete service by bringing together a deep understanding of PPP projects, and the documents which underpin them, with specialist advice across areas such as environmental law, banking, employment and pensions, planning and construction, procurement, intellectual property (IP), information technology, taxation and insurance.
What we do
- Our clients – local and central government, health trusts, suppliers to government and funders.
- Dedicated PPP lawyers - including six partners based in Nottingham, London and Birmingham, plus a team of specialists supporting our core projects expertise.
- Specialist PPP services - PFI (including refinancings, variations and advice on PFI expiry), PPP, and other long-term partnering arrangements between the public and private sectors.
- Full service - specialists in procurement, property, construction, IP, funding, tax and employment issues arising from projects.
Featured experience
Cheshire East Council
Advising Cheshire East Council on innovative proposals to procure a development partner to work with them to exploit geo-thermal resources. This would be the first deep geo-thermal project of its type in the UK.
Crown Commercial Service
Advising the Crown Commercial Service on the multi-billion GBP procurement of energy frameworks to supply gas and power to all government bodies in England and Wales.
District heating scheme
Supporting a major, city scale, district heating scheme to cover the Lee Valley regeneration area. A key development for London, the scheme aims to become the first city-scale heat network in London, providing heating and hot water to thousands of homes & businesses in the Lee Valley.
EOS
Advising EOS on its bid to run a number of the new Community Rehabilitation Centres established by MOJ following the winding down of local probation trusts.
Key contacts
Craig Elder
Partner
Michael Mousdale
Consultant
Peter Ware
Partner
Richard Barlow
Partner
Anja Beriro
Partner
Tim Claremont
Partner
Dominic Swift
Partner
Stephen Matthew
Consultant
Alex Kynoch
Partner
Testimonials
“Thank you and your team for your work this year, it’s been a pleasure working with you and just to say thank you for the professional and friendly service you provide.”
"I just wanted to formally express my thanks for all your excellent guidance over the last two days. The last two days have been some of the most challenging I think I have faced. Thank you for getting us sanely through to an outline deal."
“I just wanted to drop you a line to say a huge thank you for all your support and advice on our journey to completion and in particular last night when things got a little frantic in requiring actions beyond normal office hours! Your advice and support throughout our journey have been vital and it has been a pleasure to work with you along the way.”
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