Overview
Our team has been at the forefront in advising clients on the challenges, risks, and legacy issues presented by the regimes under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, the Procurement Act 2023 and the NHS Provider Selection Regime. Our breadth and depth of experience in public law means our team is well placed to advise on the challenges and risks presented by these new regulatory regimes.
Our team advises economic operators, contracting authorities and third parties at all stages of procurement competitions, including non-contentious advice on the design of tenders and ITTs, the conduct of competitions, and litigation arising from challenges to contract award decisions, through to post-award contract variations and assignment.
Significant procurement cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal involving Landmark barristers include:
- TNLC v Gambling Commission [2026] EWHC 891 (TCC) – procurement challenge of the award of the National Lottery to Allwyn
- Mak-Systems v Velindre University NHS Trust [2026] EWHC 8 (TCC) – application to lift the automatic suspension of the award of a new blood establishment system contract
- Lancashire County Council v Brookhouse Group Limited
[2024] EWCA Civ 717 – challenge to the award of regeneration contract.
Specific areas of expertise include:
- NHS procurement and commissioning (pharmaceuticals, clinical and other services)
- Central government contracting, including loan schemes initiatives and the MoJ’s implementation of legal aid reform
- Construction projects for national infrastructure projects
- Development agreements for urban regeneration, including local authority estate regeneration programmes
- Transport projects
- PFI/PPP contracts and project financing
- Electricity Market Reform and the Contracts for Difference auctions
- Renewable energy solar schemes
- Local authority PFI/PPP contracts, including waste and renewable energy schemes.
