Supporting UK government and the wider UK public sector

We have a long history of advising government and wider public sector bodies in the UK. Our clients work with us because we offer them practical, tested solutions to complex problems.

“No matter how big or complex the challenge, we can quickly provide expert insight and the boots on the ground you need.”

Whether it’s advising on complex technology transformation programmes, protestor action, procurement litigation, defence projects or complex infrastructure programmes, we help our government clients to get results.

GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY PANELS

DLA Piper has been named as a supplier on two Government Commercial Agency’s panels:

RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Framework, appointed to the following lots:

Lot 1 – Core Legal Services
Lot 2 – Major Projects and Complex Advice
Lot 3 – Finance and High Risk / Innovation

RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector Framework, appointed to the following lots:

Lot 1a – Full Legal Service Provision for all Public Sector
Lot 1b – Full Legal Service Provision for Local Government and Local Communities
Lot 1c – Full Legal Service Provision for Health and Social Care
Lot 2 – Focused Legal Support
Lot 3 – Litigation and Disputes
Lot 4 – Projects and Complex Advice including PFI/PPP
Lot 5 – Transport and Rail

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the UK’s central commercial and procurement organisation, connecting public and private sectors to achieve the best outcomes for the UK and its citizens. GCA uses its commercial expertise to create a simpler procurement experience that redirects valuable resources into essential public services – creating value for the nation.

Please visit GCA's Digital Tool to download prospectus documents which detail our experience and credentials.

Please email governmenttenders@dlapiper.com if you unable to access the prospectus documents or require further information.

Supporting suppliers to the government and wider public sector

We also work with suppliers, bidders, delivery partners, investors, funders and contractors at every stage of a project life cycle to achieve commercial goals on time and to budget.

Our team has extensive experience of assisting organisations with strategic responses to government and the wider public sector proposals, including bidding on government projects and advice on lobbying strategy. We work closely with the DLA Piper Regulatory and Government Affairs team which gives us a unique perspective on the workings of government and policy makers.

Did you know?

We have over 25 years’ experience of supporting government, the wider public sector and suppliers to government
More than 400 of our lawyers across all our practice groups regularly undertake government work
Our team includes former Government Legal Department lawyers
30+ lawyers with security clearance
Global perspective and comparative resource where needed in 40+ countries

Contacts

General Government Services

Sarah Bell

Partner

Finance and Projects

Colin Wilson

Partner

International Trade

Paul Hardy

Partner

Rail

Robert Smith

Partner

Experience

Infrastructure, energy transition and finance

Establishing Great British Nuclear. Our public law, company law, commercial, subsidy control, tax, finance, planning, employment and pensions teams worked together to provide strategic advice in respect of setting up this programme delivery vehicle to facilitate multibillion GPB investment in nuclear energy production projects to deliver up to 24GW of nuclear power by 2050.
EV charging projects including advising Be.EV on its electric vehicle charging network to accelerate the UK's charging infrastructure.
The GBP4 billion decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partnership project, one of the most significant infrastructure projects currently in procurement.
The expansion of Heathrow Airport including infrastructure policy, delivery, and the Airports National Policy Statement.
The procurement of the GBP9 billion, publicly funded tunnel and link road project for the Lower Thames Crossing project, the most ambitious road scheme project in the UK since the M25.
Extensions to the UK's largest container terminal and the largest LNG terminal in the UK. We advise on conservancy and the marine environment, including in relation to habitats and species regulations. We have dealt with port transfer schemes and harbour orders.
Advice to East West Rail Limited on the preparation, construction and operation of a new railway line between Cambridge and Bedford (with onward connections to Oxford).
Support to the Official Receiver to advise directors of the 400+ subsidiary Carillion group entities considering the insolvent liquidation of the parent entities.

Technology, contracting, litigation & public law

Advice on key data digital policy and legislation including the White Paper for regulation of Artificial Intelligence, UK GDPR data reform policy and the Data Protection and Digital Bill.
Our Data Centres and Fibre team have advised on funding (including third party bank and institutional funding), investments, regulation, operations, real estate and planning aspects of multiple data centre projects.
Our 180+ lawyer team regularly advise on cybersecurity, privacy, data, enforcement and incidents impacting critical national infrastructure.
Three complex shared services joint ventures to transform back-office services to deliver a new shared platform to 12+ Departments; a 'one-stop-shop' debt analysis and collection company; and an 'on demand' hosting service, with a total value up to GBP5 billion.
Advised on the roll out of 5G coverage solutions as part of the Government's GBP1 billion Shared Rural Network Programme.
Advising Defra on the deposit return scheme and the packaging extended producer responsibility scheme.
Longer term funding arrangements for R&D including spin outs, grant agreements and related public law issues.
We advise NHS England and the Genomic Medicine Service on procurement of genomic laboratory hubs. This includes complex IT procurement, genome access use and data sharing, material transfer, research agreements and collaboration with Genomics England and NHS Trusts.
We are supporting the Cabinet Office and Government Legal Department on updates to the Short Form template contract and Mid-Tier template on the back of updates to the Model Services Contract. This includes re-drafting intellectual property rights and security requirements for all versions of the model contracts. We have also input on Northern Irish and Scottish law issues.
Advice to NHS Digital for over a decade on information governance controls supporting fair collection and transfer of data within the NHS IT ecosystem.
Legal advice to the Independent Parliamentary Standards (IPSA) in connection with the exercise of its public functions regarding MPs expenses.
Support to the Ministry of Defence on the high profile, strategically important GBP1.6 billion Fleet Solid Support Ships programme.
The 2019 Rail Franchising Litigation, one of the most complex and high-value commercial UK public procurement claims litigated to date.
Advising the Department for Culture, Media and Sport upon a wide range of legal agreements and requirements necessary to support the delivery of both the late Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations and thereafter The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. A cross practice team worked tirelessly behind the scenes on two of the largest royal events in a generation. A variety of advice and contracts were provided, including event contracts, licences to occupy, media presence and contracts, build in premises involved in the Ceremonies, voluntary stewarding arrangements and monument protection.