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Our Public Procurement team can help you navigate the full range of legal challenges associated with any type of transaction.

Latest

  • EU AI Act Developments: Key Political Agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI, Implementation Timeline and Transparency Consultation
    13 May 2026 4 min read
  • Parkingeye Limited v Velindre University NHS Trust: The first judgment under the Procurement Act 2023
    08 May 2026 8 min read
  • Building on shaky foundations: a legal critique of the supply-chain regime in the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2
    06 May 2026 16 min read
  • Upper Tribunal confirms broad scope of legal advice privilege
    05 May 2026 6 min read
  • High Court upholds Metropolitan Police's live facial recognition policy: Thompson & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
    28 Apr 2026 8 min read
  • Middle East Energy Developments: European Commission proposes a State aid Temporary Crisis Framework
    22 Apr 2026 4 min read
  • End of the road? Assisted dying legislation stalls across the UK
    31 Mar 2026 7 min read
  • Ireland’s Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028
    19 Mar 2026 7 min read
  • European Commission unveils Industrial Accelerator Act Proposal – A turning point for EU Industrial Policy?
    11 Mar 2026 8 min read
  • From gig to guarantee: how the EU is transforming platform work
    05 Mar 2026 7 min read
  • Proposed changes to Children’s Care in Scotland - What providers need to know
    27 Feb 2026 6 min read
The quality of public services is increasingly determined by the skilled procurement of suppliers, contractors and service providers. As a public authority, utility or company looking to contract with the public sector, you will need a deep understanding of how the procurement framework regulates your plans.

Acting for both private sector clients and public authorities enables us to offer innovative advice within the legal framework. We can guide you through complex tender procedures, not only if you are in the public sector but also in the defence, energy and utilities, infrastructure, lifesciences and healthcare, real estate and TMT and outsourcing sectors. We regularly advise on procurement complaints and challenges and have acted on cases before the courts in all three UK jurisdictions.

With over 100 public procurement specialists globally, we can lead your response to public tender procedures in different countries simultaneously. This means we cover all your complex public tender issues such as those regarding compliance with the procurement rules, the formation of bidding consortia, the exchange of sensitive data among competitors and the procurement of complex PPP projects or concessions. Should you need support before tribunals and courts across Europe or in front of the European Commission and ECJ, our experts can also provide the legal advice you need.

Our market leading practice advises on the structuring of complex projects in light of the procurement rules. We give commercially-focussed, practical advice, guiding clients through the process, managing risks, identifying solutions and challenging and defending award procedures.

Highlighted experience

  • Transport Scotland

    on the procurement of the contract for the Clyde and Hebridean ferry services (CHFS3) (est. value £3.9bn).

  • National Grid Ventures

    on the procurement of the 1.8GW LionLink interconnector between the UK and Netherlands.

  • Northern Ireland Water

    on its Major Project Partnering Framework (est. value £1.2bn); Water Rehabilitation Integrated Partnership Framework (est. value £270m); Professional Services Framework Agreements (est. value £800m).

  • The Common Services Agency (NHS National Services Scotland NSS)

    on its procurement of the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) programme (est. value £350m) and in the related procurement challenge: Capita Business Services Limited v Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service [2023] CSOH 9.

  • National Grid / Scottish Power (EGL1)

    on the procurement of a 190km £2.5bn subsea HVDC link connecting the east coast of England with the east coast of Scotland via the North Sea (est. value £2.5bn).

  • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London

    on the new Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL’s Institute of Ophthalmology (est. value £400m).

  • Commissioner for Northern Lighthouses/Northern Lighthouse Board

    on the procurement of aviation services (est. value £67m).

  • University of Glasgow

    on a range of public procurement matters across all of its spend categories, including construction framework agreements.

  • Transport Scotland

    on the A9 dualling programme.

  • Scottish Water and Scottish Water Horizons

    on heat and electricity from waste water projects.

  • A leading global healthcare company

    in a procurement challenge in the Court of Session.

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    Chambers, 2024

Public Procurement Insights

EU AI Act Developments: Key Political Agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI, Implementation Timeline and Transparency Consultation

13 May 2026 4 min read

Parkingeye Limited v Velindre University NHS Trust: The first judgment under the Procurement Act 2023

08 May 2026 8 min read

Building on shaky foundations: a legal critique of the supply-chain regime in the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2

06 May 2026 16 min read

Upper Tribunal confirms broad scope of legal advice privilege

05 May 2026 6 min read

High Court upholds Metropolitan Police's live facial recognition policy: Thompson & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

28 Apr 2026 8 min read

Middle East Energy Developments: European Commission proposes a State aid Temporary Crisis Framework

22 Apr 2026 4 min read

End of the road? Assisted dying legislation stalls across the UK

31 Mar 2026 7 min read

Ireland’s Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028

19 Mar 2026 7 min read

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